bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Severely curved mandibular molar teeth managed by Nickel titanium K-flex files and balanced force technique
Authors: Harun Md. Abu Saeed Ibn , Al-Amin Md. , Zerin Ishrat , Chowdhury Sadia
Published: July 2013

Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education, Vol. 01, No. 01, January 2011, Page 12-14 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v1i1.15795
Role of Hydroxamate-Based Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors (Hb-HDACIs) in the Treatment of Solid Malignancies
Authors: Grassadonia Antonino , Cioffi Pasquale , Simiele Felice , Iezzi Laura , Zilli Marinella , Natoli Clara
Published: July 2013

Hydroxamate-based histone deacetylase inhibitors (Hb-HDACIs), such as vorinostat, belinostat and panobinostat, have been previously shown to have a wide range of activity in hematologic malignancies such as cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Recent data show that they synergize with a variety of cytotoxic and molecular targeted agents in many different solid tumors, including breast, prostate, pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer. Hb-HDACIs have a quite good toxicity profile and are now being tested in phase I and II clinical trials in solid tumors with promising results in selected neoplasms, such as hepatocarcinoma. This review will focus on their clinical activity and safety in patients with advanced solid neoplasms.
Satellite Lithium-Ion Battery Remaining Cycle Life Prediction with Novel Indirect Health Indicator Extraction
Authors: Liu Datong , Wang Hong , Peng Yu , Xie Wei , Liao Haitao
Published: July 2013

Prognostics and remaining useful life (RUL) estimation for lithium-ion batteries play an important role in intelligent battery management systems (BMS). The capacity is often used as the fade indicator for estimating the remaining cycle life of a lithium-ion battery. For spacecraft requiring high reliability and long lifetime, in-orbit RUL estimation and reliability verification on ground should be carefully addressed. However, it is quite challenging to monitor and estimate the capacity of a lithium-ion battery on-line in satellite applications. In this work, a novel health indicator (HI) is extracted from the operating parameters of a lithium-ion battery to quantify battery degradation. Moreover, the Grey Correlation Analysis (GCA) is utilized to evaluate the similarities between the extracted HI and the battery’s capacity. The result illustrates the effectiveness of using this new HI for fading indication. Furthermore, we propose an optimized ensemble monotonic echo state networks (En_MONESN) algorithm, in which the monotonic constraint is introduced to improve the adaptivity of degradation trend estimation, and ensemble learning is integrated to achieve high stability and precision of RUL prediction. Experiments with actual testing data show the efficiency of our proposed method in RUL estimation and degradation modeling for the satellite lithium-ion battery application.
Exploring the Potential for Increased Production from the Wave Energy Converter Lifesaver by Reactive Control
Authors: Sjolte Jonas , Sandvik Christian , Tedeschi Elisabetta , Molinas Marta
Published: July 2013

Fred Olsen is currently testing their latest wave energy converter (WEC), Lifesaver, outside of Falmouth Bay in England, preparing it for commercial operation at the Wavehub test site. Previous studies, mostly focusing on hydrodynamics and peak to average power reduction, have shown that this device has potential for increased power extraction using reactive control. This article extends those analyses, adding a detailed model of the all-electric power take-off (PTO) system, consisting of a permanent magnet synchronous generator, inverter and DC-link. Time domain simulations are performed to evaluate the PTO capabilities of the modeled WEC. However, when tuned towards reactive control, the generator losses become large, giving a very low overall system efficiency. Optimal control with respect to electrical output power is found to occur with low added mass, and when compared to pure passive loading, a 1% increase in annual energy production is estimated. The main factor reducing the effect of reactive control is found to be the minimum load-force constraint of the device. These results suggest that the Lifesaver has limited potential for increased production by reactive control. This analysis is nevertheless valuable, as it demonstrates how a wave-to-wire model can be used for investigation of PTO potential, annual energy production estimations and evaluations of different control techniques for a given WEC device.
Nutritional Profile and Carbohydrate Characterization of Spray-Dried Lentil, Pea and Chickpea Ingredients
Authors: Tosh Susan , Farnworth Edward , Brummer Yolanda , Duncan Alison , Wright Amanda , Boye Joyce , Marcotte Michèle , Benali Marzouk
Published: July 2013

Although many consumers know that pulses are nutritious, long preparation times are frequently a barrier to consumption of lentils, dried peas and chickpeas. Therefore, a product has been developed which can be used as an ingredient in a wide variety of dishes without presoaking or precooking. Dried green peas, chickpeas or lentils were soaked, cooked, homogenized and spray-dried. Proximate analyses were conducted on the pulse powders and compared to an instant mashed potato product. Because the health benefits of pulses may be due in part to their carbohydrate content, a detailed carbohydrate analysis was carried out on the pulse powders. Pulse powders were higher in protein and total dietary fibre and lower in starch than potato flakes. After processing, the pulse powders maintained appreciable amounts of resistant starch (4.4%–5.2%). Total dietary fibre was higher in chickpeas and peas (26.2% and 27.1% respectively) than lentils (21.9%), whereas lentils had the highest protein content (22.7%). Pulse carbohydrates were rich in glucose, arabinose, galactose and uronic acids. Stachyose, a fermentable fibre, was the most abundant oligosaccharide, making up 1.5%–2.4% of the dried pulse powders. Spray-drying of cooked, homogenized pulses produces an easy to use ingredient with strong nutritional profile.
Emerging Therapeutic Enhancement Enabling Health Technologies and Their Discourses: What Is Discussed within the Health Domain?
Authors: Wolbring Gregor , Diep Lucy , Yumakulov Sophya , Ball Natalie , Leopatra Verlyn , Yergens Dean
Published: July 2013

So far, the very meaning of health and therefore, treatment and rehabilitation is benchmarked to the normal or species-typical body. We expect certain abilities in members of a species; we expect humans to walk but not to fly, but a bird we expect to fly. However, increasingly therapeutic interventions have the potential to give recipients beyond species-typical body related abilities (therapeutic enhancements, TE). We believe that the perfect storm of TE, the shift in ability expectations toward beyond species-typical body abilities, and the increasing desire of health consumers to shape the health system will increasingly influence various aspects of health care practice, policy, and scholarship. We employed qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate among others how human enhancement, neuro/cognitive enhancement, brain machine interfaces, and social robot discourses cover (a) healthcare, healthcare policy, and healthcare ethics, (b) disability and (c) health consumers and how visible various assessment fields are within Neuro/Cogno/ Human enhancement and within the BMI and social robotics discourse. We found that health care, as such, is little discussed, as are health care policy and ethics; that the term consumers (but not health consumers) is used; that technology, impact and needs assessment is absent; and that the imagery of disabled people is primarily a medical one. We submit that now, at this early stage, is the time to gain a good understanding of what drives the push for the enhancement agenda and enhancement-enabling devices, and the dynamics around acceptance and diffusion of therapeutic enhancements.
Study of Environmental Health Problems in Korea Using Integrated Environmental Health Indicators
Authors: Heo Seulkee , Lee Jong-Tae
Published: July 2013

We have investigated the usefulness of environmental health indicators for the evaluation of environmental health in Korea. We also assessed the association between environmental contamination and health outcomes by integrating indicators into a composite measure. We selected health-related environmental indicators and environment-related health status indicators. The data were obtained from published statistical data from the period 2008–2009. Both synthesized measures of environmental indicators and health status indicators were calculated using Strahll’s taxonometric methods. The range of values determined by this method is 0–1, with higher values representing a better situation in the given area. The study area consisted of 16 large administrative areas within Korea. The arithmetic mean of the synthesized measure of environmental indicators was 0.348 (SD = 0.151), and that of the synthesized measure of health status indicators was 0.708 (SD = 0.107). The correlation coefficient between the synthesized measures of environmental indicators and health status indicators was 0.69 (95% CI: 0.28–0.88). Comparisons between local communities based on integrated indicators may provide useful information for decision-makers, allowing them to identify priorities in pollutant mitigation policies or in improvement actions for public health. Integrated indicators are also useful to describe the relationships between environmental contamination and health effects.
Protein Synthesis Inhibition Activity by Strawberry Tissue Protein Extracts during Plant Life Cycle and under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
Authors: Polito Letizia , Bortolotti Massimo , Mercatelli Daniele , Mancuso Rossella , Baruzzi Gianluca , Faedi Walther , Bolognesi Andrea
Published: July 2013

Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), enzymes that are widely distributed in the plant kingdom, inhibit protein synthesis by depurinating rRNA and many other polynucleotidic substrates. Although RIPs show antiviral, antifungal, and insecticidal activities, their biological and physiological roles are not completely understood. Additionally, it has been described that RIP expression is augmented under stressful conditions. In this study, we evaluated protein synthesis inhibition activity in partially purified basic proteins (hereafter referred to as RIP activity) from tissue extracts of Fragaria × ananassa (strawberry) cultivars with low (Dora) and high (Record) tolerance to root pathogens and fructification stress. Association between the presence of RIP activity and the crop management (organic or integrated soil), growth stage (quiescence, flowering, and fructification), and exogenous stress (drought) were investigated. RIP activity was found in every tissue tested (roots, rhizomes, leaves, buds, flowers, and fruits) and under each tested condition. However, significant differences in RIP distribution were observed depending on the soil and growth stage, and an increase in RIP activity was found in the leaves of drought-stressed plants. These results suggest that RIP expression and activity could represent a response mechanism against biotic and abiotic stresses and could be a useful tool in selecting stress-resistant strawberry genotypes.
Genetic Analysis of Health-Related Secondary Metabolites in a Brassica rapa Recombinant Inbred Line Population
Authors: Bagheri Hedayat , El-Soda Mohamed , Kim Hye , Fritsche Steffi , Jung Christian , Aarts Mark
Published: July 2013

The genetic basis of the wide variation for nutritional traits in Brassica rapa is largely unknown. A new Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) population was profiled using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analysis to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling seed tocopherol and seedling metabolite concentrations. RIL population parent L58 had a higher level of glucosinolates and phenylpropanoids, whereas levels of sucrose, glucose and glutamate were higher in the other RIL population parent, R-o-18. QTL related to seed tocopherol (α-, β-, γ-, δ-, α-⁄γ- and total tocopherol) concentrations were detected on chromosomes A3, A6, A9 and A10, explaining 11%–35% of the respective variation. The locus on A3 co-locates with the BrVTE1gene, encoding tocopherol cyclase. NMR spectroscopy identified the presence of organic/amino acid, sugar/glucosinolate and aromatic compounds in seedlings. QTL positions were obtained for most of the identified compounds. Compared to previous studies, novel loci were found for glucosinolate concentrations. This work can be used to design markers for marker-assisted selection of nutritional compounds in B. rapa.
Use of Cement Kiln Dust, Blast Furnace Slag and Marble Sludge in the Manufacture of Sustainable Artificial Aggregates by Means of Cold Bonding Pelletization
Authors: Colangelo Francesco , Cioffi Raffaele
Published: July 2013

In this work, three different samples of solid industrial wastes cement kiln dust (CKD), granulated blast furnace slag and marble sludge were employed in a cold bonding pelletization process for the sustainable production of artificial aggregates. The activating action of CKD components on the hydraulic behavior of the slag was explored by evaluating the neo-formed phases present in several hydrated pastes. Particularly, the influence of free CaO and sulfates amount in the two CKD samples on slag reactivity was evaluated. Cold bonded artificial aggregates were characterized by determining physical and mechanical properties of two selected size fractions of the granules for each studied mixture. Eighteen types of granules were employed in C28/35 concrete manufacture where coarser natural aggregate were substituted with the artificial ones. Finally, lightweight concretes were obtained, proving the suitability of the cold bonding pelletization process in artificial aggregate sustainable production.
Targeting the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain of Cryptococcus through Antifungal Chemosensitization: A Model for Control of Non-Fermentative Pathogens
Authors: Kim Jong , Haff Ronald , Faria Natália , Martins Maria , Chan Kathleen , Campbell Bruce
Published: July 2013

Enhanced control of species of Cryptococcus, non-fermentative yeast pathogens, was achieved by chemosensitization through co-application of certain compounds with a conventional antimicrobial drug. The species of Cryptococcus tested showed higher sensitivity to mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) inhibition compared to species of Candida. This higher sensitivity results from the inability of Cryptococcus to generate cellular energy through fermentation. To heighten disruption of cellular MRC, octyl gallate (OG) or 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (2,3-DHBA), phenolic compounds inhibiting mitochondrial functions, were selected as chemosensitizers to pyraclostrobin (PCS; an inhibitor of complex III of MRC). The cryptococci were more susceptible to the chemosensitization (i.e., PCS + OG or 2,3-DHBA) than the Candida with all Cryptococcus strains tested being sensitive to this chemosensitization. Alternatively, only few of the Candida strains showed sensitivity. OG possessed higher chemosensitizing potency than 2,3-DHBA, where the concentration of OG required with the drug to achieve chemosensitizing synergism was much lower than that required of 2,3-DHBA. Bioassays with gene deletion mutants of the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed that OG or 2,3-DHBA affect different cellular targets. These assays revealed mitochondrial superoxide dismutase or glutathione homeostasis plays a relatively greater role in fungal tolerance to 2,3-DHBA or OG, respectively. These findings show that application of chemosensitizing compounds that augment MRC debilitation is a promising strategy to antifungal control against yeast pathogens.
Adjuvant Effect of Cationic Liposomes for Subunit Influenza Vaccine: Influence of Antigen Loading Method, Cholesterol and Immune Modulators
Authors: Barnier-Quer Christophe , Elsharkawy Abdelrahman , Romeijn Stefan , Kros Alexander , Jiskoot Wim
Published: July 2013

Cationic liposomes are potential adjuvants for influenza vaccines. In a previous study we reported that among a panel of cationic liposomes loaded with influenza hemagglutinin (HA), DC-Chol:DPPC (1:1 molar ratio) liposomes induced the strongest immune response. However, it is not clear whether the cholesterol (Chol) backbone or the tertiary amine head group of DC-Chol was responsible for this. Therefore, in the present work we studied the influence of Chol in the lipid bilayer of cationic liposomes. Moreover, we investigated the effect of the HA loading method (adsorption versus encapsulation) and the encapsulation of immune modulators in DC-Chol liposomes on the immunogenicity of HA. Liposomes consisting of a neutral lipid (DPPC or Chol) and a cationic compound (DC-Chol, DDA, or eDPPC) were produced by film hydration-extrusion with/without an encapsulated immune modulator (CpG or imiquimod). The liposomes generally showed comparable size distribution, zeta potential and HA loading. In vitro studies with monocyte-derived human dendritic cells and immunization studies in C57Bl/6 mice showed that: (1) liposome-adsorbed HA is more immunogenic than encapsulated HA; (2) the incorporation of Chol in the bilayer of cationic liposomes enhances their adjuvant effect; and (3) CpG loaded liposomes are more efficient at enhancing HA-specific humoral responses than plain liposomes or Alhydrogel.
Structures of the reaction products of the AZADO radical with TCNQF4 or thiourea
Authors: Suzuki Hideto , Kawahara Yuta , Akutsu Hiroki , Yamada Jun-ichi , Nakatsuji Shin’ichi
Published: July 2013

While an addition product was formed by the reaction of AZADO (2-azaadamantane N-oxyl) with TCNQF4 (2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane), the reaction of AZADO with thiourea provided an inclusion compound, in which AZADO molecules are incorporated in cylindrical channels formed by thiourea molecules.
De la performance dans les arts
Authors: Péquignot Bruno
Published: July 2013

Un bon demi-siècle après l’apparition du mot « performance » pour désigner une pratique artistique, plastique d’abord puis très rapidement interdisciplinaire, cet article cherche à en présenter les attendus (critique du système marchand capitaliste, sortie du système des galeries) et ses résultats aujourd’hui, avec par exemple son entrée au musée. Sont convoquées pour cela les principales catégories qui caractérisent ce mouvement : l’éphémère, le rapport au politique, la nécessité du nouveau, la relation au corps, au temps et à l’espace.
Le corps des savants
Authors: Mandressi Rafael
Published: July 2013

L’histoire du théâtre fait partie de l’histoire des dispositifs de connaissance, et l’anatomie fait partie de l’histoire générale de la scène. Ces deux propositions sont liées par un des aspects les plus marquants de l’anatomie en tant que pratique de connaissance, à savoir qu’elle constitue sans doute le type même de l’organisation des modes de connaissance par la performance. C’est en effet au sein de l’anatomie, dans l’Europe de la première modernité, que se met en place un projet de savoir fondé sur la performativité. On y retrouve, étroitement articulés, un discours théorique sur la place de la sensorialité dans la saisie du réel, l’invention d’espaces spécifiques de démonstration publique – les théâtres d’anatomie –, des séquences d’actions précises à suivre dans ces circonstances et, plus largement, une organisation matérielle très détaillée de la « matière théâtrale » que constitue le dépècement méthodique d’un corps mort.
Le terrain : un théâtre anthropologique
Authors: Müller Bernard
Published: July 2013

Cette contribution propose d’envisager le terrain comme un dispositif créé par le chercheur au cours de la construction de son objet de recherche. Cette installation heuristique gagne à être rapprochée du processus créatif d’une mise en scène théâtrale, voire d’une performance artistique. Prenant acte de l’impossibilité dans laquelle se trouve l’anthropologue d’adopter une posture de recherche distanciée, l’auteur invite le chercheur à assumer sa condition de cocréateur d’une situation sociale et à en tirer les conséquences méthodologiques. Il s’agit de poursuivre l’ouverture d’un espace théorique entre art et anthropologie sociale.
Écriture dramatique et performance
Authors: Danan Joseph
Published: July 2013

La scène actuelle est traversée par la question de la performance. Rejet de la mimèsis , recherche du « vivant », de l’« effet réel », telles sont les caractéristiques majeures de cet état de fait. Ce qui est mis en question, ce n’est pas la légitimité du texte, comme cela a pu être dit parfois trop hâtivement, mais celle de la « pièce de théâtre », à être en phase avec ce nouvel ordre de la scène. À quelles conditions une écriture dramatique peut-elle encore se révéler opérante dans ce contexte ? Sans doute en sapant à la base sa dimension mimétique.
Les « conférences-performances »
Authors: Duyckaerts Éric
Published: July 2013

Éric Duyckaerts élabore depuis le milieu des années 1980 une œuvre singulière où se mêlent arts plastiques et savoirs exogènes. Les formes qu’il nous livre sont multiples : on y croise des peintures murales, d’étranges sculptures composées d’objets suspendus ou encore des vidéos improvisées et pensées comme autant de performances. Éric Duyckaerts livre ici la genèse de sa pratique et les questionnements qui en émergent.
Parole performée
Authors: Barras Vincent
Published: July 2013

Trois types de performances verbales sont ici proposés. Ils exemplifient une parole précédant la pensée, et l’entraînant. Ils soulignent aussi les dimensions résolument concrètes, matérielles, de l’activité humaine du parler : les syllabes décomposées aussi bien que les inflexions mélodiques du déroulement d’une phrase entière, les accents prosodiques aussi bien que les accents régionaux, les résidus physiques de la parole. Ces objets d’une parole d’« avant le langage » font ici l’objet d’un travail d’autant plus spécifique qu’ils concernent le langage lui-même.
A Holistic Virtual Laboratory on Wireless Communications and Sensor Networks
Authors: Liaskos Christos K , Koutitas George C , Vlahavas Ioannis P
Published: July 2013

Virtual laboratories have evolved into an adequately mature educational tool for multiple fields of study. Their use is especially beneficial to modern topics such as modern wireless communications. Related solutions in this field explored various approaches and architectures in designing such a virtual environment. The presented software package combines these fragmentary conclusions to a holistic and extensible laboratory architecture. Classic and modern topics, such as propagation, green networking, indoor communications and sensor networks are discussed through interactive 2D/3D environments. The student is also introduced to field measurement procedures and ray tracing principles. Statistical assessment in the context of a postgraduate course in wireless communications demonstrates the educational benefits of the approach.
Information and Mobile Technologies for Promoting Maternal-Child Health Care Status in Rural Areas of Jordan
Authors: Jaser Edward
Published: July 2013

Rural communities in developing countries, due to its geographical and demographic conditions, are faced with many challenges. One of the most pressing challenges which affect the life and welfare of citizens in these communities are health awareness and health services. It is essential to research efficient and cost effective methods to tackle these challenges and be appropriate for developing countries with limited resources. In this paper, we report our findings from implementing a number of ICT interventions to promote maternal-child health care status in rural areas of Jordan. Collected feedback demonstrates the benefits of such system in supporting government activities.
Gravity anomaly modelling of multiple geological sources having differing strike lengths and arbitrary density contrast variations
Authors: Chakravarthi V. , Ramamma B.
Published: July 2013

A method to compute gravity anomalies of multiple geological sources having variable but finite strike lengths with arbitrary density contrast variations is presented. An ensemble of variable but finite strike limited vertical prisms among which density contrasts vary randomly both with depth and lateral position describes the anomalous source(s). The proposed method has the advantage that it can be applied to compute the gravity anomalies of a variety of geologic sources at both local and crustal scale levels. The applicability of the method is demonstrated with synthetic and real field examples. In the synthetic example, the geology resembles that of a typical rifted sedimentary basin, where thick sectioned sediments with arbitrarily varying density contrasts are concealed under a thick pile of flood basalt. For the real field example, the method is applied to calculate the gravity anomalies of a crustal scale structure across the suture zone between the Superior and Churchill structural provinces in the Canadian Shield. Modelling of real field anomalies reveals that i) the Churchill block is much thicker and ii) the western boundary of the base of the fold belt within the Superior block is shallower than reported in previous studies.
Real‐time imaging and data analysis for shallow seismic data using a cloud‐computing portal
Authors: Heilmann Z. , Deidda G.P. , Satta G. , Bonomi E.
Published: July 2013

In‐field real‐time data processing is still today a crucial factor that could definitively boost the success and spread of shallow seismic reflection and multichannel ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) methods in the near‐surface geoscience community, as it allows efficient data acquisition and cost‐effective results, especially for modern surveys generating large volumes of data in a short time. To help fulfil this need, we present a cloud‐computing solution combining the powerful computational capabilities of a cloud infrastructure with a subsurface imaging workflow based on a parallelized grid version of the Common‐Reflection‐Surface (CRS) stack, a macro‐velocity model independent imaging method that is very suitable for real‐time imaging, as its data‐driven implementation avoids time‐consuming human interaction in prestack velocity analysis. Our portal is accessible from the field by any mobile computer having a wireless data connection. The user‐friendly web‐browser interface allows, already during acquisition, uploading of the recorded data to remote computing facilities, where a quality control (QC) data analysis report is automatically produced. When the number of uploaded shot records is large enough to produce a subsurface image, stacking, velocity model determination and prestack time migration can be performed fast and highly automated, optionally after applying some preprocessing (e.g., gain, trace balancing and filtering) using the preprocessing toolbox of the portal. To demonstrate the use of the presented system, we simulate in‐field data processing for an already published shallow seismic data set and compare our results with the original ones. The data set, consisting in seismic P‐wave data, was collected to image Palaeozoic bedrock at the Flumendosa River Delta, Sardinia (Italy), with a data acquisition set‐up driven by the expected bedrock depth, which, turning out wrong, prevented a detailed velocity analysis and a good time migration. Using the QC data analysis repotrs to run the imaging routines of our cloud portal we produced within less than an half an hour stacked and migrated sections very close to those published in the original work. These results, if obtained in the field, would have allowed an immediate update of the experimental set‐up. Therefore, we are optimistic that the proposed cloud‐computing solution (or similar systems) can boost the spread of shallow seismic reflection and multi‐offset GPR surveys in near‐surface investigations, similar to what happened in the field of electrical and electromagnetic surveying after suitable real‐time imaging and data analysis systems emerged.
Prosumer’s Responsibilities?
Authors: Khadraoui Abdelaziz , Nicolas Damien , Feltus Christophe
Published: July 2013

This chapter addresses issues relating the clarification of responsibilities associated to business services. The definition of the constraints is part of the definition of the services. The main objective is to describe the influence of the constraints in the service elaboration mechanisms. The authors propose an approach for the specification of the constraints associated to services and for the management of access rights needed to use and exploit services. The usage of services is strongly coupled with the stakeholder’s responsibilities. Finally, the authors discuss a usage scenario implementing this approach in the context of sensitive data exchange between stakeholders from the healthcare domain. Furthermore, they describe how the constraints are defined.
User-Driven Documentation Building for the ERP System
Authors: Kowal Radosław
Published: July 2013

Contemporary enterprises use IT tools to support almost every type of business activity. The vast majority use very large business applications called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Such applications can be of great help, both for managers and regular staff members. The downside is that such systems are very complicated and they are a subject of frequent changes. Thus, they can be a source of many problems due to the necessity to continuous learning how to properly use them. The authors propose the usage of the Enterprise Social Software (ESS) in order to help users in their efforts toward finding good source of information. Applications such as wiki, RSS, blogs, tags, and discussion forums can be very effective in collaborative knowledge creation and in knowledge sharing. The authors discuss the possibilities of using such tools in building user-driven documentation for an ERP system.
The Prosumer Paradigm for Life Cycle Assessment Services
Authors: Guerra Francesco , Vincini Maurizio
Published: July 2013

Enterprises, governments, and government agencies have started to publish their data on the Internet, especially in the form of open structured data sources. The real exploitation of these free, large open data sources is more and more becoming a crucial activity for obtaining information and knowledge (i.e. competitive elements) in several business sectors. In addition, with the proliferation of Web 2.0 techniques and applications such as blogs, wikis, tagging systems, and mashups, the notion of user-centricity has gained a significant momentum to put ordinary users in the leading role of delivering exciting and personalized content and services. The term “prosumer,” coined by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1980, has been often referenced in business-related contexts to identify this situation. The chapter describes the application of the “prosumer paradigm” to a real data integration system of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). ENEA, the Italian National Agency for new Technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Economic Development, promoted the adoption of such practice in small companies belonging to the industrial and agricultural sector supplying them with a simplified LCA system. In this chapter, the authors show how a domain expert user (the prosumer) can use the framework to easily map the classification of data flows and processes provided by the simplified LCA system into the ELCD database, containing a standard classification provided by the EU. This makes the proposal completely shareable with the whole thematic classification and vision promoted by the European Commission.
TRIZ Guidelines for Innovating E-Learning Environments with Respect to Prosuming
Authors: Bezzazi El Hassan
Published: July 2013

This chapter aims to give the reader a framework of reference for assessing, comparing, and innovating e-learning systems by regarding them as technical systems. The framework consists of a number of guidelines based on the 40 design principles of TRIZ, a systematic approach to develop innovative products or services based on the fact that the evolution of technical systems follows objective laws. Within the context of Web 2.0 and e-Learning 2.0, special attention is given to learners’ prosumption and its trigger factors.
Reader-Centric Writing for a Prosumer Market
Authors: Hailey David
Published: July 2013

In the creation of online marketing sites, it is common for the site to be well underway before any writers are introduced to the project. Sometimes writers are not introduced to the project until the site is actually designed and developed, the writer expected to add content after the fact and to an alien architecture. In the case of complex information systems, sometimes no writer is involved at all. In this chapter, the authors do three things. First, they make the claim that there are three kinds of writing demanded by the Internet: user-centric, persuasion-centric, and quality-centric. Together, they make up a package called “reader-centric writing.” Furthermore, the authors suggest that in writing for the prosumer, quality-centric and persuasion-centric are as common and perhaps more important than user-centric, and a competent professional writer thoroughly immersed in the skills necessary for producing the full spectrum of reader-centric writing should be involved in the production of these texts from the very beginning of the project. Secondly, toward supporting the above argument, the authors present examples in Complex and Complicated Information Systems (CCISs) where developers with an incomplete understanding of the issues discussed produce egregious problems that go unnoticed for years. Finally, based on the above claims, the authors show how excellent writers are in position to make valuable contributions to content quality, metadata quality, landing page optimization, search engine optimization, and return on investment, particularly when producing Websites for audiences as demanding as prosumers.
Learning Styles in E-Learning
Authors: Šimonová Ivana , Poulová Petra , Bílek Martin
Published: July 2013

The chapter deals with the latest problems within the ICT-supported instruction and is structured into four parts. The introductory part emphasizes the importance of information and communication technologies implemented in the process of instruction and attracts attention to the didactic aspects of this process (i.e. whether teachers are able to apply suitable methods and forms of instruction, create and use appropriate didactic means which are offered by new technologies, and whether students reach a higher level of knowledge if they attend lessons managed by ICT or run traditionally by teachers). Part two deals with e-learning related phenomena as definitions and basic terminology which has not been clearly defined yet, evaluating pedagogical research in the field of e-learning. Part three focuses on results of analyses of research studies presented in three important e-learning conferences within the last decade in the Czech Republic: eLearning (Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove), ICTE (Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ostrava), and SCO (Sharable Content Objects, Masaryk University, Brno). Part four introduces a new approach to tailoring the online courses to individual student´s needs and results of research in this field. Not only the learning content but the methodology is considered here from the teacher´s point of view, and the expectations (hypotheses) are verified by the pedagogical experiment.
Nota su alcuni ragni raccolti in una azienda agricola ligure e prima segnalazione italiana di Mermessus denticulatus (Araneae)
Authors: Trotta Alessio
Published: July 2013

Riassunto - L’autore riporta i risultati dello studio di una piccola raccolta araneologica effettuata in un’azienda agricola della Liguria occidentale. Mermessus denticulatus (Banks, 1898) è segnalata per la prima volta in Italia.Abstract - Note on some spiders collected in an ligurian agriculture firm and first italian report of Mermessus denticulatus (Araneae). The author lists the spider species collected in an agricultural firm in Western Liguria (Italy). Mermessus denticulatus (Banks, 1898) is reported for the first time in Italy.
Note su Boldoriella del gruppo carminatii: Boldoriella silvanae stat. nov. e osservazioni sistematiche sulle specie affini (Coleoptera Carabidae Trechinae)
Authors: Monzini Vittorino
Published: July 2013

Nel presente contributo è modificato il rango tassonomico di Boldoriella carminatii silvanae Monzini, 1995, elevato a Boldoriella silvanae, stat. nov. Vengono anche riesaminate numerose popolazioni di Boldoriella carminatii (sensu lato), insieme con altre due specie strettamente affini: Boldoriella manzoniana Monzini, 1995 e Boldoriella concii Monguzzi, 1982 (sensu lato). Le quattro specie citate sembrano rappresentare una linea monofiletica per le affinità morfologiche e le rispettive vicinanze distributive. Per tale ragione, vengono qui aggregate in un “gruppo carminatii”.
Il popolamento a Orthoptera e Mantodea del Parco Regionale del Corno alle Scale (Appennino Tosco-Emiliano): dati bibliografici e nuove segnalazioni di elementi boreo-orofili (Insecta)
Authors: Pedroni Guido , Buzzetti Filippo Maria
Published: July 2013

Ricerche condotte in alcuni anni da uno degli autori (G.P.) nel Parco regionale del Corno alle Scale (Appennino Tosco-Emiliano) hanno permesso il rinvenimento di 10 specie mai segnalate nell’area protetta che, aggiunte ai dati della letteratura, costituiscono un popolamento di 30 specie tra Mantodea e Orthoptera. Di particolare rilievo risulta Bohemanella frigida, prima segnalazione per l’intera catena appenninica e Omocestus viridulus in quanto specie di notevole rarità. Il popolamento è costituito da specie angariane settentrionali e meridionali; da neoendemiti evoluti da elementi immigrati in Appennino durante le glaciazioni pleistoceniche; da specie immigrate in Appennino nel Quaternario. Tra le specie che caratterizzano l’intero popolamento emergono quattro endemiti appenninici: Pholidoptera aptera goidanichi, Stenobothrus apenninus, Podisma emiliae, Metrioptera caprai galvagnii.
Atti Sociali
Authors: Italiana Società Entomologica
Published: July 2013

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Entomologia: an international journal of entomology
Authors: Dallai R. , Pennacchio F.
Published: July 2013

Entomologia: an international journal of entomology
Astonishment and joy: Luke 1 as told from the perspective of Elizabeth
Authors: Branch Robin G.
Published: July 2013

This article, a dramatic, scholarly monologue, examines the events that Luke 1 recounts, retelling them from the viewpoint of Elizabeth, the elderly wife of Zechariah, a priest. It uses a literary method and presents the monologue as an eyewitness account.1 Luke 1 frames its central events from a female and gynocentric perspective.2 As a participant in the infancy narrative in Luke 1, Elizabeth should figure predominantly in scholarly articles and sermons. Surprisingly, she does not. Instead, scholarly, lectionary and congregational attention focuses primarily on Zechariah and Mary, two of the other speaking characters. Consequently, this article seeks to showcase, honour, and analyse Elizabeth, an overlooked yet pivotal character in Luke’s gospel. Via a dramatic monologue, it lets her speak about the astonishing recent events in her life and thereby invites readers and hearers to share her joy, surely a singular theme in Luke’s gospel.Hierdie artikel, ‘n wetenskaplike monoloog in dramavorm, ondersoek die gebeure volgens Lukas 1. Dit word hervertel vanuit die perspektief van Elisabet, die bejaarde vrou van die priester Sagaria. ’n Literêre metode word gebruik en die monoloog word as ’n ooggetuieverslag aangebied. Lukas 1 se hoofgebeure word vanuit ‘n vroulike perspektief asook dié van ongebore babas (‘gynocentric’) gekontekstualiseer. As inherent deel van die jeugvertelling van Lukas 1 behoort Elisabet oorwegend in wetenskaplike artikels en preke te figureer. Dit is verrassend dat dit nie gebeur nie. In wetenskaplike leesstukke en tydens gemeentelike byeenkomste word hoofsaaklik op Sagaria en Maria, die ander twee hoofkarakters, gefokus. Elisabet is ’n miskende sleutelkarakter in die Evangelie van Lukas en daarom poog hierdie artikel om Elisabet uit te lig, eervol te erken en te analiseer. Deur dramatiese monoloog kry Elisabet die geleentheid om oor die verstommende gebeure van haar onlangse lewe te praat. Sy nooi hiermee die lesers en toehoorders uit om in haar vreugde te deel – sekerlik ’n buitengewone tema in die Lukasevangelie.
Sources and light absorption of water-soluble brown carbon aerosols in the outflow from northern China
Authors: Kirillova E. N. , Andersson A. , Han J. , Lee M. , Gustafsson Ö.
Published: July 2013

Abstract. High loadings of anthropogenic carbonaceous aerosols in Chinese air influence the air quality for over 1 billion people and impact the regional climate. A large fraction (17–80%) of this aerosol carbon is water soluble, promoting cloud formation and thus climate cooling. Recent findings, however, suggest that water-soluble carbonaceous aerosols also absorb sunlight, bringing additional direct and indirect climate warming effects, yet the extent and nature of light absorption by this water-soluble brown carbon (WS-BrC) and its relation to sources is poorly understood. Here, we combine source estimates constrained by dual-carbon-isotope with light absorption measurements of WS-BrC for a March 2011 campaign at the Korea Climate Observatory at Gosan (KCOG), a receptor station in SE Yellow Sea for the outflow from N. China. The mass absorption cross-section (MAC) of WS-BrC for air masses from N. China were in general higher (0.8–1.1 m2 g−1), than from other source regions (0.3–0.8 m2 g−1). We estimate that this effect corresponds to 13–49% of the radiative forcing caused by light absorption by black carbon. Radiocarbon constraints show that the WS-BrC in Chinese outflow had significantly higher amounts of fossil sources (30–50%) compared to previous findings in S. Asia, N. America and Europe. Stable carbon (δ13C) measurements indicated influence of aging during air mass transport. These results indicate the importance of incorporating WS-BrC in climate models and the need to constrain climate effects by emission source sector.
Detection of global runoff changes: results from observations and CMIP5 experiments
Authors: Alkama R. , Marchand L. , Ribes A. , Decharme B.
Published: July 2013

Abstract. This paper assesses the detectability of changes in global streamflow. First, a statistical detection method is applied to observed (no missing data which represent 42% of global discharge) and reconstructed (gaps are filled in order to cover a larger area and about 60% of global discharge) streamflow. Observations show no change over the 1958–1992 period. Further, an extension to 2004 over the same catchment areas using reconstructed data does not provide evidence of a significant change. Conversely, a significant change is found in reconstructed streamflow when a larger area is considered. These results suggest that changes in global streamflow are still unclear. Moreover, changes in streamflow as simulated by models from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) using the historic and future RCP 8.5 scenarios are investigated. Most CMIP5 models are found to simulate the climatological streamflow reasonably well, except for over South America and Africa. Change becomes significant between 2016 and 2040 for all but three models.
Adaptability and transferability of flood loss functions in residential areas
Authors: Cammerer H. , Thieken A. H. , Lammel J.
Published: July 2013

Abstract. Flood loss modeling is an important component within flood risk assessments. Traditionally, stage-damage functions are used for the estimation of direct monetary damage to buildings. Although it is known that such functions are governed by large uncertainties, they are commonly applied – even in different geographical regions – without further validation, mainly due to the lack of data. Until now, little research has been done to investigate the applicability and transferability of such damage models to other regions. In this study, the last severe flood event in the Austrian Lech Valley in 2005 was simulated to test the performance of various damage functions for the residential sector. In addition to common stage-damage curves, new functions were derived from empirical flood loss data collected in the aftermath of recent flood events in the neighboring Germany. Furthermore, a multi-parameter flood loss model for the residential sector was adapted to the study area and also evaluated by official damage data. The analysis reveals that flood loss functions derived from related and homogenous regions perform considerably better than those from more heterogeneous datasets. To illustrate the effect of model choice on the resulting uncertainty of damage estimates, the current flood risk for residential areas was assessed. In case of extreme events like the 300 yr flood, for example, the range of losses to residential buildings between the highest and the lowest estimates amounts to a factor of 18, in contrast to properly validated models with a factor of 2.3. Even if the risk analysis is only performed for residential areas, more attention should be paid to flood loss assessments in future. To increase the reliability of damage modeling, more loss data for model development and validation are needed.
Data assimilation and prognostic whole ice sheet modelling with the variationally derived, higher order, open source, and fully parallel ice sheet model VarGlaS
Authors: Brinkerhoff D. J. , Johnson J. V.
Published: July 2013

Abstract. We introduce a novel, higher order, finite element ice sheet model called VarGlaS (Variational Glacier Simulator), which is built on the finite element framework FEniCS. Contrary to standard procedure in ice sheet modelling, VarGlaS formulates ice sheet motion as the minimization of an energy functional, conferring advantages such as a consistent platform for making numerical approximations, a coherent relationship between motion and heat generation, and implicit boundary treatment. VarGlaS also solves the equations of enthalpy rather than temperature, avoiding the solution of a contact problem. Rather than include a lengthy model spin-up procedure, VarGlaS possesses an automated framework for model inversion. These capabilities are brought to bear on several benchmark problems in ice sheet modelling, as well as a 500 yr simulation of the Greenland ice sheet at high resolution. VarGlaS performs well in benchmarking experiments and, given a constant climate and a 100 yr relaxation period, predicts a mass evolution of the Greenland ice sheet that matches present-day observations of mass loss. VarGlaS predicts a thinning in the interior and thickening of the margins of the ice sheet.
From Contemplative Penitent to Annihilated Soul:
Authors: Danielle C. Dubois
Published: July 2013

In her late thirteenth-century dialogue, the Mirror of Simple Souls, Marguerite Porete reframes the origin and the function of penitential practice by drawing on conceptions that associate Mary Magdalene with original sin and personal salvation. With the cult of the Magdalen flourishing in the Low Countries and across Europe, Porete adopted the saint to concretize her doctrine of the annihilated soul. This article argues that the saintly sinner's conversion is no longer defined through chastity, contrition, and the performance of works of goodness in the Mirror but, rather, through detachment, pure intention, and divine love. Furthermore, an analysis of “the consideration of the Magdalen” reveals that Porete's interpretation of the metaphor of tilling the earth presents a riposte to the exegetical tradition that considered Mary Magdalene a symbol of sin. As such, Porete recasts the contemplative and penitent Magdalen of popular culture into a model of the annihilated soul.