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Smart Water Management Platform: IoT-Based Precision Irrigation for Agriculture
Authors: Kamienski Carlos , Soininen Juha-Pekka , Taumberger Markus , Dantas Ramide , Toscano Attilio , Salmon Cinotti Tullio , Filev Maia Rodrigo , Torre Neto André
Published: January 2019

The smart management of freshwater for precision irrigation in agriculture is essential for increasing crop yield and decreasing costs, while contributing to environmental sustainability. The intense use of technologies offers a means for providing the exact amount of water needed by plants. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the natural choice for smart water management applications, even though the integration of different technologies required for making it work seamlessly in practice is still not fully accomplished. The SWAMP project develops an IoT-based smart water management platform for precision irrigation in agriculture with a hands-on approach based on four pilots in Brazil and Europe. This paper presents the SWAMP architecture, platform, and system deployments that highlight the replicability of the platform, and, as scalability is a major concern for IoT applications, it includes a performance analysis of FIWARE components used in the Platform. Results show that it is able to provide adequate performance for the SWAMP pilots, but requires specially designed configurations and the re-engineering of some components to provide higher scalability using less computational resources.
Generalized Parking Occupancy Analysis Based on Dilated Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Nurullayev Sherzod , Lee Sang-Woong
Published: January 2019

The importance of vacant parking space detection systems is increasing dramatically as the avoidance of traffic congestion and the time-consuming process of searching an empty parking space is a crucial problem for drivers in urban centers. However, the existing parking space occupancy detection systems are either hardware expensive or not well-generalized for varying images captured from different camera views. As a solution, we take advantage of an affordable visual detection method that is made possible by the fact that camera monitoring is already available in the majority of parking areas. However, the current problem is a challenging vision task because of outdoor lighting variation, perspective distortion, occlusions, different camera viewpoints, and the changes due to the various seasons of the year. To overcome these obstacles, we propose an approach based on Dilated Convolutional Neural Network specifically designed for detecting parking space occupancy in a parking lot, given only an image of a single parking spot as input. To evaluate our method and allow its comparison with previous strategies, we trained and tested it on well-known publicly available datasets, PKLot and CNRPark + EXT. In these datasets, the parking lot images are already labeled, and therefore, we did not need to label them manually. The proposed method shows more reliability than prior works especially when we test it on a completely different subset of images. Considering that in previous studies the performance of the methods was compared with well-known architecture—AlexNet, which shows a highly promising achievement, we also assessed our model in comparison with AlexNet. Our investigations showed that, in comparison with previous approaches, for the task of classifying given parking spaces as vacant or occupied, the proposed approach is more robust, stable, and well-generalized for unseen images captured from completely different camera viewpoints, which has strong indications that it would generalize effectively to other parking lots.
Nafion-Protected Sputtered-Bismuth Screen-Printed Electrode for On-site Voltammetric Measurements of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in Natural Water Samples
Authors: Frutos-Puerto Samuel , Miró Conrado , Pinilla-Gil Eduardo
Published: January 2019

In this work, we explore the protection with Nafion of commercial sputtered-bismuth screen-printed electrodes (BiSPSPEs), to improve its ability for on-site determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions in ambient water samples. The modified screen-printed platform was coupled with a miniaturized cell, in combination with a battery-operated stirring system and a portable potentiostat operated by a laptop for decentralized electrochemical measurements using Square-Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (SWASV). We also describe a detailed electrode surface characterization by microscopy and surface analysis techniques, before and after the modification with Nafion, to get insight about modification effect on signal size and stability. Optimization of the chemical composition of the medium including the optimization of pH, and instrumental parameters, resulted in a method with detection limits in the low ng/mL range (3.62 and 3.83 ng·mL−1 for Cd and Pb respectively). Our results show an improvement of the sensitivity and stability for Nafion-protected BiSPSPEs in pH = 4.4 medium, and similar or lower detection limits than comparable methods on commercial BiSPSPEs. The values obtained for Pb(II) and Cd(II) in natural water samples agreed well with those obtained by the much more costly Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS, technique as a reference method (recoveries from 75% to 111%).
Job Crafting among Labor Union Representatives: Its Impact on Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction
Authors: Villajos Almer , García-Ael Cristina , Topa Gabriela
Published: January 2019

Labor Union activity still lacks recognition as an ordinary work activity. However, on the one hand, labor union representatives must deal with many tasks (internal and external) that can sometimes be overwhelming. On the other hand, given its vocational nature and the possibility that it offers for the workers themselves to organize their work, the area of trade unionism can be interesting for the study of job crafting and other phenomena associated with well-being, such as burnout or work engagement. Unfortunately, to date, there are no investigations that address these phenomena, especially job crafting in the labor union environment. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to explore the existing relationships between the job crafting of the labor union representatives and their well-being and health. A sample of 78 participants engaged in labor union activity for an average of 12.62 years completed job satisfaction and work engagement measures. The results indicate that job crafting dimensions predicted participants’ job satisfaction and engagement.
Anaerobic Methane Oxidation in High-Arctic Alaskan Peatlands as a Significant Control on Net CH4 Fluxes
Authors: Miller Kimberley E. , Lai Chun-Ta , Dahlgren Randy A. , Lipson David A.
Published: January 2019

Terrestrial consumption of the potent greenhouse gas methane (CH4) is a critical aspect of the future climate, as CH4 concentrations in the atmosphere are projected to play an increasingly important role in global climate forcing. Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) has only recently been considered a relevant control on methane fluxes from terrestrial systems. We performed in vitro anoxic incubations of intact peat from Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska using stable isotope tracers. Our results showed an average potential AOM rate of 15.0 nmol cm3 h−1, surpassing the average rate of gross CH4 production (6.0 nmol cm3 h−1). AOM and CH4 production rates were positively correlated. While CH4 production was insensitive to additions of Fe(III), there was a depth:Fe(III) interaction in the kinetic reaction rate constant for AOM, suggestive of stimulation by Fe(III), particularly in shallow soils (<10 cm). We estimate AOM would consume 25–34% of CH4 produced under ambient conditions. Soil genetic surveys showed phylogenetic links between soil microbes and known anaerobic methanotrophs in ANME groups 2 and 3. These results suggest a prevalent role of AOM to net CH4 fluxes from Arctic peatland ecosystems, and a probable link with Fe(III)-reduction.
Relative Strength, but Not Absolute Muscle Strength, Is Higher in Exercising Compared to Non-Exercising Older Women
Authors: De Lira Claudio , Vargas Valentine , Silva Wallace , Bachi André , Vancini Rodrigo , Andrade Marilia
Published: January 2019

Exercise has been suggested for older adults. However, there is no consensus whether exercising older adults present better strength levels and body composition indexes compared with inactive counterparts. Our aim was to compare absolute and relative isokinetic muscular knee strength and body composition between exercising and non-exercising older women. Exercising (n = 20) and non-exercising (n = 21) groups were evaluated for body mass index (BMI), body composition, and isokinetic muscular knee strength. BMI (p = 0.005), total body mass (p = 0.01), fat mass (p = 0.01), and fat mass percentage (p = 0.01) were higher in non-exercising women, and the lean mass percentage was lower in the non-exercising group (p = 0.01). Isokinetic extensor and flexor knee muscle strength for dominant limbs presented higher peak torque values when corrected for total body mass (Nm·kg−1) in the exercising group (p < 0.05). Exercising older women presented better body composition and higher strength relative to total body mass, but not maximum absolute strength.
Limb Differences in Unipedal Balance Performance in Young Male Soccer Players with Different Ages
Authors: Muehlbauer Thomas , Schwiertz Gerrit , Brueckner Dennis , Kiss Rainer , Panzer Stefan
Published: January 2019

In soccer, the dominant leg is frequently used for passing and kicking while standing on the non-dominant leg. Consequently, postural control in the standing leg might be superior compared to the kicking leg and is further enhanced with increasing age (i.e., level of playing experience). Unfortunately, leg differences in postural control are associated with an increased risk of injuries. Thus, we examined differences between limbs in unipedal balance performance in young soccer players at different ages. Performance in the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-LQ) of the dominant and non-dominant leg and anthropometry was assessed in 76 young male soccer players (under-13 years [U13]: n = 19, U15: n = 14, U17: n = 21, U19: n = 22). Maximal reach distances (% leg length) and the composite scores were used for further analyses. Statistical analyses yielded no statistically significant main effects of leg or significant Leg × Age interactions, irrespective of the measure investigated. However, limb differences in the anterior reach direction were above the proposed cut-off value of >4 cm, which is indicative of increased injury risk. Further, statistically significant main effects of age were found for all investigated parameters, indicating larger reach distances in older (U19) compared to younger (U13) players (except for U15 players). Although reach differences between legs were non-significant, the value in the anterior reach direction was higher than the cut-off value of >4 cm in all age groups. This is indicative of an increased injury risk, and thus injury prevention programs should be part of the training of young soccer players.
Accounting for Regional Heterogeneity of Agricultural Sustainability in Spain
Authors: Mili Samir , Martínez-Vega Javier
Published: January 2019

Agriculture is increasingly facing major challenges such as climate change, scarcity of natural resources and changing societal demands. To tackle these challenges there is a pressing need to evolve towards more sustainable agricultural practices. As a result, sustainability stands among the most relevant topics in agricultural research worldwide, and Spain is no exception. Agricultural sustainability has been analysed in Spain mainly at a national and farm scale. This contribution aims at assessing agricultural sustainability in Spain at a provincial scale, allowing the scrutiny of regional variability induced by the existing differences in extension, relevance and policies of the agricultural activity at this level. The sustainability assessment performed is based on a selection of twenty-two indicators covering the three classical dimensions of sustainability—environmental, economic and social. The methodology implemented is based on normalising and aggregating selected indicators according to three composite indicators for the fifty Spanish provinces. Numerous statistical and cartographic sources are used. Cluster analysis establishes four different groups of provinces according to their performance in terms of agricultural sustainability. Higher economic sustainability in provincial agriculture seems to be mostly associated with more intensive use of agricultural labour and agricultural machinery and faster wealth growth. Social sustainability seems to be linked to greater diversification of economic activities and to quality productions under Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). Best environmental sustainability is achieved where extension of agricultural land is larger, less agricultural area is burned, and carbon stock and sequestration by agricultural ecosystems is better. It is expected that the results could improve the policy coherence and decision-making for more sustainable agricultural systems in Spanish regions.
Conciliate Agriculture with Landscape and Biodiversity Conservation: A Role-Playing Game to Explore Trade-Offs among Ecosystem Services through Social Learning
Authors: Moreau Clémence , Barnaud Cécile , Mathevet Raphaël
Published: January 2019

A key challenge in the management of ecosystem services involves weighing up the trade-offs between these ecosystem services and who benefits from them. In mountainous zones, new trade-offs between ecosystem services emerge due to shifts in farming practices and their consequences on the landscapes (land abandonment and intensification), which is a source of debate and controversy between local stakeholders. To help stakeholders tackle the challenge of decision-making around trade-offs, this study tested the use of a role-playing game based on the concept of ecosystem services to facilitate the process through social learning. The game SECOLOZ was designed in cooperation with local stakeholders to explore the impacts of three farming practices (rock removal, ploughing of meadow, and pasturing) on trade-offs among ecosystem services. The game was played with various local stakeholders in the Mont Lozère, France. We found that this experience increased awareness of interdependencies, encouraged mutual understanding, improved the ability to deal with uncertainties, and fostered the exploration of innovative methods of governance. The outcomes confirm that the ecosystem service concept can be successfully used in a role-playing game process and that it significantly contributes to social learning.
Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of CO2–Brine–Rock Interactions during CO2 Sequestration in a Deep Saline Aquifer
Authors: Liu Bo , Zhao Fangyuan , Xu Jinpeng , Qi Yueming
Published: January 2019

CO2 mineralization is a long-term and secure solution for geological CO2 storage that primarily depends on the CO2–brine–rock interaction during CO2 sequestration in subsurface formations. In this study, lab experiments were conducted to investigate the CO2–brine–rock interaction over short timescales, and numerical simulations were performed to reveal dynamic interactions and equilibrium interactions by applying TOUGHREACT and PHREEQC, respectively. In the experiments, the main ions of HCO3− and Ca2+ were detected in the solution, and calcite dissolution and dawsonite precipitation were observed from SEM images. The simulation results showed that the CO2 dissolution and the solution pH were affected by the temperatures, pressures, types of solutions, and solution concentrations and were further influenced by mineral dissolution and precipitation. The results of the equilibrium simulation showed that the dissolved minerals were albite, anhydrite, calcite, Ca-montmorillonite, illite, K-feldspar, and chlorite, and the precipitated minerals were dolomite, kaolinite, and quartz, which led to HCO3−, K+, and Na+ being the main ions in solutions. The results of the dynamic simulation showed that calcite and dolomite dissolved in the early period, while other minerals began to dissolve or precipitate after 100 years. The dissolved minerals were mainly albite, kaolinite, K-feldspar, and chlorite, and precipitated minerals were Ca-montmorillonite, illite, and quartz. Anhydrite and pyrite did not change during the simulation period, and the main ions were HCO3−, Na+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ in the simulation period. This study provides an effective approach for analyzing the CO2–brine–rock interaction at different stages during CO2 storage, and the results are helpful for understanding the CO2 mineralization processes in deep saline aquifers.
Application of Fixed Point Results on Rational F-Contraction Mappings to Solve Boundary Value Problems
Authors: Jagannadha Rao G. V. V. , Padhan S. K. , Postolache Mihai
Published: January 2019

The notion of rational F-contractions using α -admissibility of type-S in b-metric-like spaces is introduced and the new fixed and periodic point theorems are proved for such mappings. Numerical examples are illustrated to check the efficiency and applicability of our fresh findings. It is also observed that some of the works reported in the literature are the particular cases of the present study.
An MBSE Approach for Development of Resilient Automated Automotive Systems
Authors: D’Ambrosio Joseph , Adiththan Arun , Ordoukhanian Edwin , Peranandam Prakash , Ramesh S. , Madni Azad M. , Sundaram Padma
Published: January 2019

Advanced driver assistance and automated driving systems must operate in complex environments and make safety-critical decisions. Resilient behavior of these systems in their targeted operation design domain is essential. In this paper, we describe developments in our Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach to develop resilient safety-critical automated systems. An MBSE approach provides the ability to provide guarantees about system behavior and potentially reduces dependence on in-vehicle testing through the use of rigorous models and extensive simulation. We are applying MBSE methods to two key aspects of developing resilient systems: (1) ensuring resilient behavior through the use of Resilience Contracts for system decision making; and (2) applying simulation-based testing methods to verify the system handles all known scenarios and to validate the system against potential unknown scenarios. Resilience Contracts make use of contract-based design methods and Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes (POMDP), which allow the system to model potential uncertainty in the sensed environment and thus make more resilient decisions. The simulation-based testing methodology provides a structured approach to evaluate the operation of the target system in a wide variety of operating conditions and thus confirm that the expected resilient behavior has indeed been achieved. This paper provides details on the development of a utility function to support Resilience Contracts and outlines the specific test methods used to evaluate known and unknown operating scenarios.
Toxin ζ Reduces the ATP and Modulates the Uridine Diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine Pool
Authors: Moreno-del Álamo María , Tabone Mariangela , Muñoz-Martínez Juan , Valverde José R. , Alonso Juan C.
Published: January 2019

Toxin ζ expression triggers a reversible state of dormancy, diminishes the pool of purine nucleotides, promotes (p)ppGpp synthesis, phosphorylates a fraction of the peptidoglycan precursor uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine (UNAG), leading to unreactive UNAG-P, induces persistence in a reduced subpopulation, and sensitizes cells to different antibiotics. Here, we combined computational analyses with biochemical experiments to examine the mechanism of toxin ζ action. Free ζ toxin showed low affinity for UNAG. Toxin ζ bound to UNAG hydrolyzed ATP·Mg2+, with the accumulation of ADP, Pi, and produced low levels of phosphorylated UNAG (UNAG-P). Toxin ζ, which has a large ATP binding pocket, may temporally favor ATP binding in a position that is distant from UNAG, hindering UNAG phosphorylation upon ATP hydrolysis. The residues D67, E116, R158 and R171, involved in the interaction with metal, ATP, and UNAG, were essential for the toxic and ATPase activities of toxin ζ; whereas the E100 and T128 residues were partially dispensable. The results indicate that ζ bound to UNAG reduces the ATP concentration, which indirectly induces a reversible dormant state, and modulates the pool of UNAG.
Overview of the CMS Detector Performance at LHC Run 2
Authors: Ressegotti Martina ,   On behalf of the CMS Collaboration
Published: January 2019

The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector is one of the two multipurpose experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It has successfully collected data during Run 1 (2010–2013) and achieved important physics results, like the discovery of the Higgs boson announced in 2012. Willing to unravel further open questions not yet explained by the standard model, intense activities have been performed to further improve the detector and the trigger before the LHC restart in 2016 (Run 2), in parallel with the upgrade of the LHC. The achieved global performance of the CMS experiment and of several subdetectors will be presented.
Differential Zika Virus Infection of Testicular Cell Lines
Authors: Mlera Luwanika , Bloom Marshall E.
Published: January 2019

Background: Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus responsible for recent outbreaks of epidemic proportions in Latin America. Sexual transmission of the virus has been reported in 13 countries and may be an important route of infection. Sexual transmission of ZIKV has mostly been male-to-female, and persistence of viral RNA in semen for up to 370 days has been recorded. The susceptibility to ZIKV of different testicular cell types merits investigation. Methods: We infected primary Sertoli cells, a primary testicular fibroblast Hs1.Tes, and 2 seminoma cell lines SEM-1 and TCam-2 cells with ZIKV Paraiba and the prototype ZIKV MR766 to evaluate their susceptibility and to look for viral persistence. A human neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-SH served as a control cell type. Results: Both virus strains were able to replicate in all cell lines tested, but ZIKV MR766 attained higher titers. Initiation of viral persistence by ZIKV Paraiba was observed in Sertoli, Hs1.Tes, SEM-1 and TCam-2 cells, but was of limited duration due to delayed cell death. ZIKV MR766 persisted only in Hs1.Tes and Sertoli cells, and persistence was also limited. In contrast, SK-N-SH cells were killed by both ZIKV MR766 and ZIKV Paraiba and persistence could not be established in these cells. Conclusions: ZIKV prototype strain MR766 and the clinically relevant Paraiba strain replicated in several testicular cell types. Persistence of ZIKV MR766 was only observed in Hs1.Tes and Sertoli cells, but the persistence did not last more than 3 or 4 passages, respectively. ZIKV Paraiba persisted in TCam-2, Hs1.Tes, Sertoli and SEM-1 cells for up to 5 passages, depending on cell type. TCam-2 cells appeared to clear persistent infection by ZIKV Paraiba.
Water Sources of Upland Swamps in Eastern Australia: Implications for System Integrity with Aquifer Interference and a Changing Climate
Authors: Cowley Kirsten L. , Fryirs Kirstie A. , Chisari Robert , Hose Grant C.
Published: January 2019

Temperate Highland Peat Swamps on Sandstone (THPSS) in Eastern Australia are Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems that occur in the headwaters of streams on low relief plateaus. Like upland swamps and peatlands globally, they provide base flow to downstream catchments. However, these swamps are subject to aquifer interference from mining and groundwater extraction and are threatened by urbanization and climate change. We collected winter and summer water samples from swamps in two highland regions of Eastern Australia. Water from the swamps was analyzed for hydrogen (δ2H) and oxygen (δ18O) isotopes and compared with rainwater, surface water and groundwater samples from the surrounding bedrock aquifers to identify likely swamp water sources. Radon (222Rn) was used as an environmental tracer to determine whether the swamps were predominantly groundwater or rainwater fed. Four out of five swamps sampled in the Blue Mountains had greater than 30% of water derived from the surrounding bedrock aquifer, whereas swamps in the Southern Highlands received less than 15% of water from the surrounding aquifer. The water sources for swamps in both regions are controlled by catchment morphology, e.g., valley shape. Understanding water sources of these systems is critical for the determination of likely impacts on THPSS from aquifer interference activities and a changing climate.
IMPACT OF FDI ON LITHUANIAN ECONOMY: INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPMENT OF MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Authors: Tvaronavičienė Manuela , Grybaitė Virginija
Published: January 2019

Aim of the paper is to estimate impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth of economy in Lithuania. In order to detect specifics of development of main economic activities, differences in structure of FDI and structure of GDP of host economy are being juxtaposed, FDI intensity indicator in main economic activities elaborated. Authors test if different levels of penetration of foreign capital into certain economic activities serve as important factor affecting their economic growth. Research is being developed further by making assumption about higher concentration of FDI intensive economic activities. Higher concentration in that context would be interpreted as possible crowding out of local business firms from FDI intensive industries.
Kinematic Links and the Coevolution of MHD Winds, Jets, and Inner Disks from a High-resolution Optical [
] Survey
Authors: Banzatti Andrea , Pascucci Ilaria , Edwards Suzan , Fang Min , Gorti Uma , Flock Mario
Published: January 2019

We present a survey of optical [O i] emission at 6300 Å toward 65 T Tauri stars at the spectral resolution of ∼7 km s−1. Past work identified a highly blueshifted velocity component (HVC) tracing microjets and a less blueshifted low-velocity component (LVC) attributed to winds. We focus here on the LVC kinematics to investigate links between winds, jets, accretion, and disk dispersal. We track the behavior of four types of LVC components: a broad and a narrow component (“BC” and “NC,” respectively) in LVCs that are decomposed into two Gaussians which typically have an HVC, and single-Gaussian LVC profiles separated into those that have an HVC (“SCJ”) and those that do not (“SC”). The LVC centroid velocities and line widths correlate with the HVC EW and accretion luminosity, suggesting that LVC/winds and HVC/jets are kinematically linked and connected to accretion. The deprojected HVC velocity correlates with accretion luminosity, showing that faster jets come with higher accretion. BC and NC kinematics correlate, and their blueshifts are maximum at ∼35°, suggesting a conical wind geometry with this semi-opening angle. Only SCs include n
13–31 up to ∼3, and their properties correlate with this infrared index, showing that [O i] emission recedes to larger radii as the inner dust is depleted, tracing less dense/hot gas and a decrease in wind velocity. Altogether, these findings support a scenario where optically thick, accreting inner disks launch radially extended MHD disk winds that feed jets, and where inner disk winds recede to larger radii and jets disappear in concert with dust depletion.
A Deeply Buried Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Nucleus Uncovered in Scattered Light
Authors: Pan Xiang , Lu Honglin , Komossa S. , Xu Dawei , Yuan Weimin , Sun Luming , Smith Paul S. , Zhang Shaohua , Jiang Peng , Yang Chenwei , Liu Wenjuan , Jiang Ning , Rashed Y. E. , Eckart A. , Dierkes Jens , Zhou Hongyan
Published: January 2019

We present spectropolarimetric and spectrophotometric observations of the peculiar active galactic nucleus (AGN) SDSS J120300.19+162443.7 (hereafter J1203+1624) at z = 0.1656. Its optical total flux spectra clearly show broad emission lines (BELs) in Hα and Hβ. After removal of narrow emission lines (NELs), the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the Lorentzian BEL is

 ≈ 1270

, fulfilling the conventional definition of a narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy. However, its NELs are unprecedentedly strong when compared to type 1 AGNs. This, together with its large MIR excess (

mag), implies that the observer and the NEL region might see a different ionization continuum. Our optical spectropolarimetry confirms its type 2 nature by detecting a polarized blue continuum and Balmer BELs (

), with a high polarization degree of >20% in the blue wing. The mass and Eddington rate of the central black hole are estimated based on both transmitted and scattered AGN radiation, which is

and

. Severe extinction of the AGN emission also enables a clear view of the compact host galaxy. The discovery of J1203+1624 suggests that NLS1 follows the AGN unification scheme, and studying its analogs could blaze a new trail for exploring the connection between black hole growth and star formation in the host galaxy. The interesting features of J1203+1624, like the peculiar NELs and inflowing scattering clouds within the sublimation radius, are worth detailed follow-ups in the future.
Kepler-730: A Hot Jupiter System with a Close-in, Transiting, Earth-sized Planet
Authors: Cañas Caleb I. , Wang Songhu , Mahadevan Suvrath , Bender Chad F. , De Lee Nathan , Fleming Scott W. , García-Hernández D. A. , Hearty Fred R. , Majewski Steven R. , Roman-Lopes Alexandre , Schneider Donald P. , Stassun Keivan G.
Published: January 2019

Kepler-730 is a planetary system hosting a statistically validated hot Jupiter in a 6.49 day orbit and an additional transiting candidate in a 2.85 day orbit. We use spectroscopic radial velocities from the APOGEE-2N instrument, Robo-AO contrast curves, and Gaia distance estimates to statistically validate the planetary nature of the additional Earth-sized candidate. We perform astrophysical false positive probability calculations for the candidate using the available Kepler data and bolster the statistical validation using radial velocity data to exclude a family of possible binary star solutions. Using a radius estimate for the primary star derived from stellar models, we compute radii of

and

(

) for Kepler-730b and Kepler-730c, respectively. Kepler-730 is only the second compact system hosting a hot Jupiter with an inner, transiting planet.
First records of the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bombus impatiens Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae, Bombini) from the Prairies Ecozone in Canada
Authors: Palmier Kirsten , Sheffield Cory
Published: January 2019

In Canada, the Common Eastern Bumble Bee (BombusimpatiensCresson) is native to southern Ontario and Quebec, but since being developed as a managed commercial pollinator, it has been exported to several other provinces for use in greenhouse and field crop settings. This has enabled this species to become established outside its natural range and it is now established in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and British Columbia. To date, the species has not been detected via field capture in the prairie provinces.

Here we report on recent captures ofB.impatiensworkers and males from south-eastern Alberta and suggest that these specimens escaped from nearby commercial greenhouses. The risk that the presence and looming establishment of this species has on native bumble bees in the Canadian prairies is discussed.
Access to Geosciences – Ways and Means to share and publish collection data
Authors: Petersen Mareike , Hoffmann Jana , Glöckler Falko
Published: January 2019

Natural history collections are invaluable tools for various questions regarding biodiversity, environmental, and cultural studies. All object metadata thus need to be findable, reachable and interoperable for the scientific community and beyond. This requires a good structuration of data, appropriate exchange formats, and web sites or portals making all necessary information accessible. Collection managers, curators, and scientist from various institutions and nationalities were surveyed in order to understand the importance of open geoscientific collections for the respective holding institution and their daily work. In addition, particular requirements for the publication of geoscientific collection object metadata were gathered in a two-day workshop with international experts working with paleontological, mineralogical, petrological and meteorite collections. The survey and workshop revealed that common data standards are of crucial importance though insufficiently used by most institutions. The extent and type of information necessary for the publication and discussed during the workshop will be considered for domain specific application schema facilitating the publication and exchange of geoscientific object metadata. There is a high demand for comprehensive data portals covering all geoscientific disciplines. Gathered portal requirements will be taken into account when improving the already running GeoCASe aggregator platform.
A taxonomic review of the pericaline ground-beetles in Taiwan, with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)
Authors: Hunting Wesley , Yang Man-Miao
Published: January 2019

A taxonomic review of the known Taiwanese taxa of the pericaline Lebiini, this paper includes a key to the genera, keys to species, descriptions, and redescriptions of all species, illustrations, geographic range maps, re-rankings, and new synonymies. In total 34 species are treated, nine of which are described as new. A new genus and new species are as follows:Bellavalentisgen. n., (type speciesDolichoctiskuzugamiiShibata, 1967);Amphimenesabsensacidussp. n.;Amphimenesbeichatiensissp. n.;Amphimenescarinacaulissp. n.; Catascopus(s. str.)asahartisp. n.; Catascopus(s. str.)viridiorchissp. n.; Coptodera (Coptoderina) occultasp. n.;Dolichoctisbadiadorsissp. n.;Dolichoctisdilatatasp. n.;Moctherusobscurabasissp. n.After close examination of the type material of several species, we were able to determine thatCoptoderinachaudoirianguilipennis(Nakane and Okhura) is a junior synonym of Coptodera (Coptoderina) chaudoiri Andrewes,syn. n.andCoptoderanobilisJedlička is also a junior synonym ofC.chaudoiri,syn. n.DolichoctisstriatusformosanusHabu is a junior synonym ofDolichoctisrotundata(Schmidt-Goebel),syn. n.Dolichoctis (Mochtherus) uenoi Habu is a junior synonym ofMochtherusluctuosusPutzeys,syn. n.PericalusformosanusDupuis was recently ranked as a subspecies ofPericalusornatusformosanusDupuis. After consideration of the several consistent taxonomic characteristics and also considering its allopatric distribution with all other species ofPericalus, we believePericalusformosanusDupuis to be a valid species,stat. resurr.The monobasic genusPseudomenarus(type speciesPseudomenarusflavomaculatusShibata, 1964) is established as conspecific with members of the genusFormosiellaJedlička, 1951,comb. n.

Species previously recorded from Taiwan that are not present here include:AmphimenespiceolusBates;CatascopusaequatusDejean;Catascopusfacialis(Wiedemann)CoptoderainterruptaSchmidt-GoebelCoptoderaflexuosaSchmidt-Goebel andPeripristusater(Laporte). The pericaline taxa of Taiwan are arranged in 14 genera, five subgenera, and 34 currently known species. Notes on collecting circumstances, habits, and habitat are included when known.
Fiscalité de l'épargne et choix de portefeuille des ménages français
Authors: Pfister Christian
Published: January 2019

La fiscalité française du capital des ménages présente plusieurs caractéristiques. Tout d'abord, son niveau élevé : en 2016, elle représentait 6 % du PIB, plaçant la France en première position, à égalité avec le Royaume-Uni dans l'Union européenne où la moyenne s'élève à 3,8 % (3,5 % dans la zone euro). Ensuite cette fiscalité, considérée aussi bien isolément que par comparaison avec l'étranger, est marquée tant par son instabilité que sa complexité et la création de distorsions en faveur de certains produits ou intermédiaires, en particulier l'épargne non risquée, l'intermédiation par l'assurance-vie et l'épargne salariale. Sur la base de ce constat, l'article s'interroge dans un premier temps sur le caractère approprié de la fiscalité de l'épargne des ménages en France au regard de la théorie. Dans un deuxième temps, il en évalue l'impact sur les allocations d'actifs et le financement de l'économie. L'accent est mis sur l'épargne financière, particulièrement dans la deuxième partie. Classification JEL : D14, H24, H31.
Banque et impôts en France
Authors: Suet Patrick , Dallemagne Marie-Liesse
Published: January 2019

Entre 2010 et 2017, les banques françaises ont supporté une augmentation de leurs prélèvements obligatoires d'environ 25 %, essentiellement en raison d'une forte augmentation des contributions spécifiques au secteur bancaire, notamment au Fonds de résolution unique (FRU). Le poids élevé de ces prélèvements pesant sur les banques a eu pour conséquence que la part des entreprises du secteur financier dans l'ensemble des prélèvements obligatoires a enregistré une hausse d'environ 10 %. Or les banques sont aujourd'hui confrontées à un triple défi, réglementaire, économique et technologique, qui les oblige à augmenter leurs fonds propres dans un contexte qui pèse sur leur rentabilité. Ce contexte met particulièrement en lumière le problème de la compétitivité des banques françaises qui subissent années après années un accroissement de leurs charges fiscales sur les coûts de production. Le maintien dans la durée de ces charges pose un problème majeur dans la compétition européenne au moment où les cartes du marché vont être partiellement redistribuées dans le cadre du Brexit et surtout du fait de la mise en œuvre de l'Union bancaire et de l'Union des marchés de capitaux. Classification JEL : H21, H32, G21, G28.
Innovation financière et fiscalité
Authors: Lavayssière Bertrand
Published: January 2019

Cet article tente d'illustrer, sans ambition d'exhaustivité, quelques aspects de la relation entre l'innovation financière et la fiscalité. Trois angles de vue sont pris pour éclairer le sujet. Le premier explore la relation existante entre les décisions fiscales liées aux budgets des États et leurs implications sur la création de produits ou leurs évolutions. Le second illustre comment certains produits vont être utilisés de manière créative pour optimiser des situations fiscales spécifiques, par exemple le niveau de bénéfice ou le montant des dividendes. Le troisième angle concerne la création de marchés nouveaux liés à des décisions fiscales, comme la taxe carbone. Classification JEL : G0, H31, H32, O31, Q58.
L'impact de la taille de l'actif sous gestion sur la performance des fonds de placement collectif
Authors: Tran Dieu Linh
Published: January 2019

Nous étudions l’impact de la taille sur la performance des fonds. En utilisant les données sur les fonds actions en France pour la période de 2002 à 2014, nous trouvons une relation U-inversée entre la taille et la performance. La performance augmente et ensuite diminue avec la taille lorsque l’actif sous gestion atteint une taille critique. Ce résultat met en évidence le conflit d’intérêts entre les investisseurs et les gérants des fonds. Étant rémunérés en pourcentage de l’actif sous gestion, les gérants de fonds cherchent à maximiser la taille du fonds. Une augmentation de l’actif sous gestion, si elle est favorable au gérant, peut avoir un impact néfaste sur la performance. Classement JEL : G20, G23, G20.
Le sens de la nature. Comment la nature est devenue surnaturelle
Authors: Liogier Raphaël
Published: January 2019

Selon Raphaël Liogier , la nature n’a pas toujours été l’objet de préoccupation et de soin, d’abord parce qu’elle n’était pas fragile. C’était l’homme qui était fragile face à elle. Le renversement du sens de la menace s’est effectué à travers la globalisation comprise comme la réalisation concrète de l’extension terrestre du pouvoir d’action humain, et la réalisation mentale que l’environnement est limité, qu’il est fini, et qu’il peut donc finir, et finir du fait de l’action humaine. La nature et ses manifestations vont alors devenir l’expression de la Vertu, du Bien à préserver face à la souillure des hommes, voire face à l’homme lui-même considéré, à l’extrême, comme une souillure. Mais même si une telle mythologie de la nature est réellement vertueuse, et aujourd’hui nécessaire, elle peut devenir contreproductive si elle se ferme à toute critique. La mise en scène du naturel – faisant de la nature une vérité transcendante, une surnature – peut être industriellement coûteuse et écologiquement néfaste. Rendre un produit alimentaire plus naturel engage souvent à davantage d’industrie et, par conséquent, à davantage de pollution. L’auteur appelle à garder à l’esprit que l’artificiel n’est pas en soi négatif, il est même ce qui a permis à l’homme de survivre et ce qui peut lui permettre maintenant de prendre soin efficacement de son environnement.
Travailleurs clandestins ou mécanismes clandestins ?
Authors: Ferré Nathalie , Carrère Violaine
Published: January 2019

Le dispositif actuel de régularisation des personnes sans papiers relève de l’hypocrisie. Celles qui travaillent sont cantonnées au marché le plus flexible et le plus précaire, et au travail dissimulé. Si la France a transposé dans la loi une directive européenne contre l’emploi illégal, elle tolère celui de dizaine de milliers de sans-papiers, affiche sa volonté de sanctionner les abus, mais ne poursuit que très rarement les employeurs indélicats tout en maintenant les sans-papiers dans l’impossibilité d’obtenir réparation.
La représentation-incarnation chez Marsile de Padoue
Authors: Mulieri Alessandro , Hayat Samuel
Published: January 2019

Résumé Dans Le Défenseur de la paix , il y a deux théories de la représentation-incarnation. La première, décrite dans la première partie, traite des relations entre le premier législateur, le peuple (populus) ou le corps des citoyens tout entier ( universitas civium ), et la partie prépondérante ( valentior pars ). Le second modèle de représentation-incarnation, dans la deuxième partie de l’oeuvre, concerne la théorie marsilienne du Concile, qui représente le Christ législateur de la loi éternelle ou la congrégation des apôtres et leur Église. Les deux théories de la représentation-incarnation reflètent l’emploi typique au Moyen Âge du langage de la représentation dans la théorie corporative. Cependant, il existe une différence claire entre d’une part la relation qui lie la valentior pars et la civium universitas, et d’autre part celle entre le Concile comme congregatio et la fidelium universitas. Alors que dans le premier cas il semble que la valentior pars est simplement une fiction, une fiction normative qui fait écho aux théories des civilistes des universitates comme fictions juridiques, dans le second cas les membres du Concile sont des individus réels qui doivent se réunir physiquement dans un endroit donné. Dans les deux cas, les représentants incarnent un groupe humain (une universitas ) en en tenant lieu. Cependant, les deux théories ont des fonctions politiques différentes dans la pensée marsilienne.
Incarner le peuple souverain : les usages de la représentation-incarnation sous la Seconde République
Authors: Hayat Samuel
Published: January 2019

Résumé La représentation-incarnation ne disparaît pas avec le triomphe du gouvernement représentatif, fondé en principe sur la seule représentation-mandat. Sous la monarchie de Juillet, conservateurs et républicains font usage à la fois des logiques du mandat et de l’incarnation. En 1848, l’Assemblée constituante élue au suffrage universel masculin, face au peuple de Paris, s’impose comme la seule capable d’incarner le peuple, outrepassant les logiques inclusives de la représentation-mandat. Mais elle se trouve rapidement concurrencée par le président de la République, Louis Bonaparte, élu au suffrage universel masculin direct en décembre 1848. Sur la base commune de l’exclusion du peuple, deux conceptions de la représentation-incarnation s’affrontent alors : l’Assemblée s’appuie sur une identité de composition avec la nation pour défendre une représentation-incarnation parlementaire ; le président, maniant la référence napoléonienne, déploie une conception plébiscitaire de la représentation-incarnation, fondée sur une identité de sentiment avec le peuple. Face à ces deux institutions, deux autres formes de représentation-incarnation se font jour qui visent à inclure politiquement le peuple : les démocrates-socialistes de la Montagne mettent en oeuvre, par le parti, une représentation-incarnation partisane qui s’appuie sur une identité d’opinion avec le peuple ; le mouvement ouvrier naissant construit, avec l’association, une forme de représentation-incarnation corporative, fondée sur une identité de condition.
L’obsolescence du politique : l’« ordre spontané » dans la philosophie de l’histoire évolutionniste de Gustave de Molinari
Authors: Schwanck Quentin
Published: January 2019

La théorie de l’ordre spontané joue un rôle central au sein de la pensée économique libérale, malgré tout, son histoire demeure méconnue. L’historiographie héritée de Hayek néglige tout particulièrement l’école spontanéiste française qui, au 19e siècle, constitue l’un des foyers majeurs du libéralisme radical. Surtout, l’étude de « l’École de Paris » démontre notamment les affinités idéologiques, souvent niées, entre la théorie de l’ordre spontané et le « darwinisme social » (ou spencérisme). Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912), l’un des économistes les plus influents et radicaux du siècle, est la figure majeure qui, dès la fin des années 1870 et sous l’influence de Spencer, réalise en France l’alliance entre l’économie spontanéiste libérale et la théorie évolutionniste. Molinari théorise ainsi l’obsolescence définitive du politique, le règne « naturel » des sociétés commerciales, et condamne la démocratie, de même que toute forme de politique sociale, préfigurant certaines dérives autoritaires du néolibéralisme au 20 e siècle.
Ajustements de la cure psychanalytique des traumatismes incestueux
Authors: Condamin Christine
Published: January 2019

Pour se déprendre de l’emprise sidérante de l’inceste, Daphné (abusée dès 3 ans et violée dès 7 ans jusqu’à l’adolescence) effectua, pendant 10 ans, une cure psychanalytique aménagée : elle parvint à dépasser l’oubli d’un passé traumatique, à se remémorer les actes odieux qu’elle avait subis, à se dégager des processus psychiques de dissociation et de clivage narcissique qu’elle avait dû mettre en place pour survivre et à se reconstruire. L’article présente l’ajustement nécessaire du thérapeute à ce type de patient, dans la lignée des travaux de Ferenczi.
New Graduate Orientation in the Rural Community Hospital
Authors: Squires Allison
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT

Retention rates for 1-year new graduate nurses had fallen to 30% at the author's institution. Upon reviewing feedback, a lack of a new graduate orientation program was determined to be a significant factor. The challenge presented to staff development was to develop a program that would increase 1-year retention rates of new graduate nurses without incurring overtime costs or significant additional expenses. The result was a successful 8-week orientation program using multiple teaching methods. New graduates rated their own progress through the use of a self-assessment questionnaire. One-year retention rates for new graduate nurses increased to 77% after the program was implemented.