bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spam Review Classification Using Ensemble of Global and Local Feature Selectors
Authors: Ansari Gunjan , Ahmad Tanvir , Doja Mohammad Najmud
Published: December 2018

In our work, we propose an ensemble of local and global filter-based feature selection method to reduce the high dimensionality of feature space and increase accuracy of spam review classification. These selected features are then used for training various classifiers for spam detection. Experimental results with four classifiers on two available datasets of hotel reviews show that the proposed feature selector improves the performance of spam classification in terms of well-known performance metrics such as AUC score.
Dichotomized Incenter Fuzzy Triangular Ranking Approach to Optimize Interval Data Based Transportation Problem
Authors: Srivastava Pankaj Kumar , Bisht Dinesh C. S.
Published: December 2018

This research article discusses the problems having flexible demand, supply and cost in range referred as interval data based transportation problems and these cannot be solved directly using available methods. The uncertainty associated with these types of problems motivates authors to tackle it by converting interval to fuzzy numbers. This confront of conversion has been achieved by proposing a dichotomic fuzzification approach followed by a unique triangular incenter ranking approach to optimize interval data based transportation problems. A comparison with existing methods is made with the help of numerical illustrations. The algorithm proposed is found prompt in terms of the number of iteration involved and problem formation. This method is practical to handle the transportation problems not having a single valued data, but data in form of a range.
Correlation between profitability and transfer activity in European football
Authors: Fürész Diána Ivett
Published: December 2018

The transfer market of European football can be classified as a system. In this system, the effectiveness of participant teams can depend on the activity in players’ transfers. This article assesses the utility of network analysis in analysing connections between the mentioned concepts. The hypothesis is that there is causality between a club’s activity in the transfer market and its profit from transfers. This research is based on empirical transfer data of major soccer teams, which have had a significant role in the last 12 years in Europe. It is assumed that the most active clubs in the transfer system have more financial power in the transfer market, while teams which are not active in transfers have less profit from transfers. In the network analysis, the teams can be defined as a set of nodes and connected by edges (interactions). The thickness of the edges and the size of the nodes depend on the volume of transfers among clubs. The number of interactions and the amount of the transfer price can measure this volume also. Considering the results of network indices, the relationships between the two phenomena were reviewed. In order to explore these relationships, the correlations among all of the relevant variables in the transfer market were also measured.
Cluster analysis and artificial neural networks in predicting energy efficiency of public buildings as a cost-saving approach
Authors: Zekić-Sušac Marijana , Scitovski Rudolf , Has Adela
Published: December 2018

Although energy efficiency is a hot topic in the context of global climate change, in the European Union directives and in national energy policies, methodology for estimating energy efficiency still relies on standard techniques defined by experts in the field. Recent research shows a potential of machine learning methods that can produce models to assess energy efficiency based on available previous data. In this paper, we analyse a real dataset of public buildings in Croatia, extract their most important features based on the correlation analysis and chi-square tests, cluster the buildings based on three selected features, and create a prediction model of energy efficiency for each cluster of buildings using the artificial neural network (ANN) methodology. The main objective of this research was to investigate whether a clustering procedure improves the accuracy of a neural network prediction model or not. For that purpose, the symmetric mean average percentage error (SMAPE) was used to compare the accuracy of the initial prediction model obtained on the whole dataset and the separate models obtained on each cluster. The results show that the clustering procedure has not increased the prediction accuracy of the models. Those preliminary findings can be used to set goals for future research, which can be focused on estimating clusters using more features, conducted more extensive variable reduction, and testing more machine learning algorithms to obtain more accurate models which will enable reducing costs in the public sector.
Identifying the determinants that cause the value movements of currencies Denar, Kuna and Dinar
Authors: Bucevska Vesna , Mojanoski Goran
Published: December 2018

This paper aims to evaluate the relationship of real exchange rates of domestic currencies with macroeconomic variables in Macedonia, Croatia and Serbia by using econometric approaches. Macedonia is characterized by the regime of a fixed exchange rate, Croatia is characterized by a managed floating exchange rate, while Serbia is characterized by the regime of a floating exchange rate. The choice of an exchange rate regime is an important aspect of economic management, in order to ensure competitiveness, macroeconomic stability and development. Evaluation of the relationship of Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian real exchange rates is performed by employing the consistent methodology of vector error correction modelling (VECM). According to the results of the analyses of the real exchange rates on the long run, the selected independent variables have long-run causality in case of the real exchange rate of Croatian Kuna. In case of Macedonian Denar and Serbian Dinar the VECM is inappropriate.
Online booking for travel and accommodation influenced by economic and digital development level: Position of the Western Balkan countries within Europe
Authors: Žmuk Berislav , Mihajlović Iris
Published: December 2018

The expansion of the Internet has radically changed the way in which citizens travel, book and organise travel arrangements. Since innovation and new information technologies have become crucial determinants to encourage competitiveness in the tourism sector in Europe, this article investigates how selected development indicators influence the Percentage of individuals that use Internet for travel and accommodation services. Eurostat data for 34 European, European Union (EU-28) and selected EU candidates, countries for 2017 were analysed. It has been presented that (1) Gross Domestic Product per capita in Purchasing Power Standards; (2) Percentage of population aged 15 to 64, by tertiary education; as well as (3) Percentage of individuals aged 16 to 74, who have basic or above basic overall digital skills, all correlate positively and strongly with the main variable under study. The conducted regression analysis has shown that variable digital skills has the greatest impact on the main variable under the study. The K-mean clustering of countries resulted with four clusters. The Western Balkan countries can be found in a cluster which has in average the lowest values of all four variables in compare to the averages of other three clusters.
The role of local institutions in the creation of an enabling environment for water project sustainability in Iringa District, Tanzania
Authors: Chumbula Jimson Joseph , Massawe Fatihiya Ally
Published: December 2018

Sustainability of water projects is increasingly becoming an area of concern for researchers and development practitioners given the increased scarcity of water resources and the continued failure of many water projects in developing countries. The cited unsustainability of water projects indicates the lack of strong local institutions that would create an enabling environment. The argument put forward by this paper is that, for water resource projects to be sustainable there must be a well embedded local institution to facilitate effective supervision and management. This study was conducted in three villages of Iringa District to establish the role played by local institutions in creating an enabling environment for water project sustainability. The establishment of the roles played by various institutions was done through institutional mapping and focussed on the types and roles of each institution in ensuring sustainability of water projects. The findings show that the present institutional framework for the management of water supply and sanitation services in the study area is complex and has overlapping roles coupled with inadequate coordination and communication mechanisms. The binary regression model reveals that institutional related factors namely, project maintenance per annum and meetings conducted per annum, to be leading factors for sustainability. The study concludes that the coordination of various institutions is an important aspect for the sustainability of water projects. Therefore, local governments, donors and communities should make sure that technical aspects and regular follow-ups, as well as capacity building among members of the community and water user associations become an integral part of any water project for the realisation of sustainability.
An evaluation of vegetation health and the socioeconomic dimension of the vulnerability of Jharkhand state of India in climate change scenarios and their likely impact: a geospatial approach
Authors: Ahmad Firoz , Uddin Md Meraj , Goparaju Laxmi
Published: December 2018

Geospatial evaluation of various datasets is extremely important because it gives a better comprehension of the past, present and future and can therefore be significantly utilized in effective decision making strategies. This study examined the relationships, using geospatial tools, between various diversified datasets such as land use/land cover (LULC), long term Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) based changes, long term forest fire points, poverty percentage, tribal percentage, forest fire hotspots, climate change vulnerability, agricultural vulnerability and future (2030) climate change anomalies (RCP-6) of Jharkhand state, India, for a better understanding and knowledge of its vegetation health, LULC, poverty, tribal population and future climate change impact. The long term NDVI (1982-2006) evaluation revealed negative change trends in seven northwest districts of Jharkhand state, these were: Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Palamu, Lohardaga, Chatra, Garhwa and Latehar. The forests as well as the agriculture of these districts have lost their greenness during this period. The forest fire frequency events were found to be more pronounced in the land use/land cover of “tropical lowland forests, broadleaved, evergreen, <1000 m” category, and were roughly twice the intensity of the “tropical mixed deciduous and dry deciduous forests” category. In the nine districts of Jharkhand it was found that 40 % of the population was living below the poverty line which is around twice the national average. The highest poverty districts, in percentage, were: Garwah (53.93), Palamu (49.24), Latehar (47.99) and Chatra (46.2). The southwest and south of Jharkhand state shows a tribal population density of more than 40%. The climate change vulnerability was found to be highest in the district of Saraikela followed by Pashchim Singhbhum, whereas agricultural vulnerability was found to be highest in the district of Pashchim Singhbhum followed by Saraikela, Garhwa, Simdega, Latehar, Palamu and Lohardaga. The temperature anomalies prediction for the year 2030 shows an increasing trend in temperature with values of 0.8°C to 1°C in the state of Jharkhand. The highest increases were observed in the districts of Pashchim Singhbhum, Simdega and Saraikela. Based on these evaluations we can conclude that a few of the districts of Jharkhand, such as Pashchim Singhbhum, Garhwa, Palamu and Latehar need to be prioritized for development on an urgent basis. The outcomes of this study would certainly guide the policymakers to prepare more robust plans when keeping in mind the future climate change impacts for the prioritization of various districts of Jharkhand which suffer from extreme poverty, diminished livelihood and insignificant agricultural productivity for the betterment of the people of Jharkhand based on their adaptive capacity.
Improving the grafted-plant rate in triploid watermelons by optimizing the water moisture in substrates and the usage of scion
Authors: Zhang Jian , Wang Pengcheng , Tian Hongmei , Jiang Haikun , Wang Yan , Fang Ling , Zhang Qian
Published: December 2018

The cost of growing triploid watermelon seedlings has increased due to their low-efficiency grafting. The first priority in growing seedless watermelon seedlings is increasing the grafted-plant and seed-utilization rates. This study aimed to improve the grafted-plant rate by screening the most suitable substrate formulation, optimizing water moisture in the substrate, and evaluating the effect of different scions to improve seed-utilization rate. Five combinations of substrate (S1 to S5) and seven relative humidity levels (45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, and 75%) were used. Three types of scions (yellow bud, Ts-1; two cotyledons did not unfold, Ts-2; and first true leaf appeared, Ts-3) were tested. Results showed that the combination of S1 exhibited the best seed-utilization rate which was 71.6%. Moreover, the most suitable water moisture in the substrate ranged from 50% to 55%. The usage of the scion from Ts-3 significantly increased the grafting survival, grafted plant and seed-utilization rates by 13.7%, 10.1% and 22%, respectively, compared with the conventional method. Our study suggested that the best time to use the scion and the rootstock was during the seedling stage when the first true leaf unfolded. The proposed method decreased the production cost of seedlings and significantly improved the efficiency of grafting procedures. The results of this work are applicable to the technique of growing seedlings and can thus guide growers of high-quality grafted plants of triploid watermelon.
Production system effects on growth, pod yield and seed quality of organic faba bean in southern Italy
Authors: Amalfitano Carmine , Agrelli Diana , Borrelli Carlo , Cuciniello Antonio , Morano Giuseppe , Caruso Gianluca
Published: December 2018

A research was carried out in southern Italy in order to evaluate the effects of two farming systems (open field, greenhouse) and five transplanting times (27 September, 11 October, 25 October, 8 November, 22 November) on plant growth, harvest precocity, fresh pod yield and seed quality of organic faba bean. Crop biomass and root expansion were higher in open field than in greenhouse. The fourth planting time resulted in the highest crop biomass, whereas the second crop cycle showed the highest leaf area index. Greenhouse crops showed higher precocity than the open field ones by about two weeks, as well as the first transplant; the delay in harvest beginning increased from the second to the fourth planting time. Both fresh pod and seeds yield were significantly higher in open field than under protected environment with the third and fourth planting times. Seed fiber and protein content showed higher values in greenhouse compared to open field and increased with the transplant delay. Seed polyphenols attained higher concentration in open field and with the two earliest planting times. Overall, 25 October to 8 November planting times in open field best fitted the southern Italy growing conditions in terms of pod yield, but the 27 September to 11 October planting times resulted in the highest harvest precocity, remarkably enhanced under greenhouse growing, whereas seed quality was controversial.
The role of media in community resilience: Hindsight bias in media narratives after the 2014 Genoa flood
Authors: Bracco Fabrizio , Modafferi Cinzia , Ferraris Luca
Published: December 2018

Aim: A massive flood due to exceptional rainfalls devastated the town of Genoa on 9 October 2014. Media reports focused on the disaster, its causes and the political accountabilities. Reading facts after the event is commonly biased by the hindsight perspective and the aim of the paper is to investigate the amount and the potential effects of hindsight bias in terms of citizens risk perception and community resilience.

Method: We performed a qualitative analysis of the narratives in the national and local news reports during the aftermath to investigate occurrences of a blaming attitude and cognitive biases.

Results: The results showed a considerable amount of sentences that were focused on blaming the forecasters, the Civil Protection System, and the local administration. Many narratives were affected by hindsight bias and described the events as simple and linear chain reactions. This led to counterfactual biases, assuming that a simple intervention on a single factor could have prevented the tragic outcome.

Conclusion: We claim that the biased nature of the media narratives could affect the citizens’ risk perception and their attitude towards the institutions, increasing their exposure to future flood-related threats. We propose the appropriate language would generate correct cognitive frames and, therefore, safer behaviour.
Controlling sequence length of DS-IR-UWB to enhance performance of multi-WBAN systems
Authors: Dinh Nguyen Cong , Hiep Pham Thanh , Yua Obinata , Van Son Vu
Published: December 2018

The international standard of wireless body area networks (WBANs), ie IEEE 802.15.6, was established in Feb. 2012, and this standard decided spreading code as a suppressing interference technology. However, the sequence length of spreading code is fixed, hence it is difficult to guarantee secure communications due to noise and interference from other WBANs. In this paper, we propose utilizing direct sequence impulse radio ultra wideband (DS-IR-UWB) for multi-WBAN systems, and then analyze multi-WBAN systems theoretically, derive equations of inter-WBAN interference, packet error rate (PER) and throughput. Furthermore, to guarantee secure communications, the desired PER is introduced, and then an algorithm is proposed to take the control of sequence length of DS-IR-UWB in order to ensure that the PER of system is always below the desired PER while maximizing the throughput. The numerical evaluation shows that the sequence length of proposed control method is changed according to the SNR and the number of WBANs, it lets the proposed algorithm of control of sequence length outperform the conventional fixed sequence length method.
Motional EMF/MMF in moving medium with magnetic monopoles
Authors: Zor Ömer
Published: December 2018

We derived the motional emf/mmf (electromotive force/magnetomotive force) in moving medium (in a Galilean frame) with magnetic monopoles using two different formulations: one where the Lorentz fields are continuously differentiable vector functions and one where they are not required to be. We then compared the two formulations in physical meaning.
Population Size Estimation and Linkage Errors: the Multiple Lists Case
Authors: Di Consiglio Loredana , Tuoto Tiziana
Published: December 2018

Data integration is now common practice in official statistics and involves an increasing number of sources. When using multiple sources, an objective is to assess the unknown size of the population. To this aim, capture-recapture methods are applied. Standard capture-recapture methods are based on a number of strong assumptions, including the absence of errors in the integration procedures. However, in particular when the integrated sources were not originally collected for statistical purposes, this assumption is unlikely and linkage errors (false links and missing links) may occur. In this article, the problem of adjusting population estimates in the presence of linkage errors in multiple lists is tackled; under homogeneous linkage error probabilities assumption, a solution is proposed in a realistic and practical scenario of multiple lists linkage procedure.
Statistical Matching as a Supplement to Record Linkage: A Valuable Method to Tackle Nonconsent Bias?
Authors: Gessendorfer Jonathan , Beste Jonas , Drechsler Jörg , Sakshaug Joseph W.
Published: December 2018

Record linkage has become an important tool for increasing research opportunities in the social sciences. Surveys that perform record linkage to administrative records are often required to obtain informed consent from respondents prior to linkage. A major concern is that nonconsent could introduce biases in analyses based on the linked data. One straightforward strategy to overcome the missing data problem created by nonconsent is to match nonconsenters with statistically similar units in the target administrative database. To assess the effectiveness of statistical matching in this context, we use data from two German panel surveys that have been linked to an administrative database of the German Federal Employment Agency. We evaluate the statistical matching procedure under various artificial nonconsent scenarios and show that the method can be effective in reducing nonconsent biases in marginal distributions, but that biases in multivariate estimates can sometimes be worsened. We discuss the implications of these findings for survey practice and elaborate on some of the practical challenges of implementing the statistical matching procedure in the context of linkage nonconsent. The developed simulation design can act as a roadmap for other statistical agencies considering the proposed approach for their data.
Mathematical modelling of filtration processes in drainage systems using conformal mapping
Authors: Bomba Andrii , Tkachuk Mykola , Havryliuk Volodymyr , Kyrysha Ruslan , Gerasimov Ievgenii , Pinchuk Oleg
Published: December 2018

The situation when groundwater considerably rises above the “normal” level, water intake, lowering of groundwater levels and other relevant practical tasks require the drainage facilities. The most effective techniques of numerical studies of the corresponding boundary problems at present time are methods of dealing with inverse boundary value problems (conformal and quasi-conformal mappings). As basis of this research we used the case of combining the fictitious domain methods with quasi-conformal mappings of the solution of nonlinear boundary value problems for the calculation of filtration regimes in environments with free boundary areas (depression curves) and zones of “mountainous” areas.

This paper reviews the stationary issue of flat-vertical stationary non-pressure liquid filtration to horizontal symmetric drainage. In the paper a practical methodology for solving boundary value problems on conformal mappings is suggested for the calculation of the filtration process in the horizontal symmetrical drainage.

The idea of block iterative methods was used during the creation of the corresponding algorithm which is based on the alternating “freeze” of the anticipated conformance parameter, the internal and boundary connections of the curvilinear area.

The results of the conducted numerical calculations confirmed the effectiveness of the suggested problem formulations and algorithms of their numerical solution and the possibility of their use in the modelling of nonlinear filtration processes occurring in horizontal drainage systems, as well as in the design of drainage facilities and optimizing other hydrosystems. Therefore these results are of great importance.
Evaluation of hydro-agricultural techniques and assessment of know-how implemented by traditional societies: Case of the region of Béni-Snous in the city of Tlemcen – Algeria
Authors: Fecih Abla , Habi Mohammed , Morsli Boutkhil
Published: December 2018

In the past, rural society has always been able to implement some forms of community management of space, water and land that have served as a support for the survival of populations that are often too large for the available resources. The mountainous region of Béni-Snous offers a wide variety of strategies for water and soil fertility conservation management; it presents a form of adaptation of man to the strong physical constraints and thus constitutes a hydro-agricultural and cultural heritage which unfortunately has not yet aroused all the interest it deserves and of which one can be inspired. The ingenuity of these traditional systems, which have survived throughout history, challenges us to analyse and study these systems more seriously, particularly from the technical and organizational side. Our study was conducted in this context. The present work aims to evaluate the traditional systems of water and soil fertility conservation management, which are encountered on the mountains of Béni-Snous, which is characterized by a semi-arid climate. These systems represent a kind of creativity that is, at the same time, practical, organizational and social. The assessment of the state of water and soil management and conservation structures showed that 78% of them are currently functional and valorised. Given their importance, all mobilization and water management structures are still functional; they showed a good cost-effectiveness ratio.
Optimization of irrigation cropping pattern by using linear programming: Case study on irrigation area of Parsanga, Madura Island, Indonesia
Authors: Juwono Pitojo T. , Limantara Lily Montarcih , Rosiadi Fathor
Published: December 2018

The irrigation area of Parsanga is located in Sumenep Regency, Madura Island of Indonesia. This irrigation area is 500 ha and the existing cropping pattern is paddy–paddy–second crop. There is water discharge deficiency due to the existing cropping pattern mainly in the dry season. Thus, this study intends to optimize the cropping pattern for 3 condition so that it can produce the maximum benefit of agricultural product. The first cropping pattern is paddy/second crop–second crop–paddy/second crop; the second proposition is paddy/second crop –paddy/second crop–second crop; and the third proposition is paddy–second crop–paddy/second crop. The optimization analysis is carried out by using the linear programming. The suggested three cropping patterns are not only able to solve the water deficiency; they can also present the more production benefit than the existing condition.
Sustainable management of water resources in terms of the water needs for agricultural purposes in small rural communes based on the example of the Grybów commune, Poland
Authors: Kopacz Marek , Kowalczyk Agnieszka , Smoroń Sylwester , Ostrach Zbigniew
Published: December 2018

The article presents the results of the analysis of water needs in agricultural production of the Grybów commune (the district of Nowy Sącz, the Małopolska province). The aim of this study was to determine both the current water needs for agricultural purposes as well as changes in this regard based on structural and production data. The guidelines specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of 14 January 2002 concerning average norms of water consumption were applied to determine water needs. The average annual water demand of crops together with permanent grassland (meadows, pastures) amounts to 23.7 mln m3, of which about 2.15 mln m3 is for winter wheat, 1.92 mln m3 for potatoes and 17.6 mln m3 for permanent grassland. Significant amounts of water (over 130,000 m3) are used also for watering home gardens and cultivating vegetables in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Water needs for animals farming reach about 235,000 m3 in a year. Most water is needed for farming the cattle. It is predicted that the demand for water in the agricultural sector of the commune will increase by about 5.5% by 2030. Therefore, the activities monitoring the awareness of water saving and proper water management among the population of the villages are important.
Socio-economic factors affecting agro-forestry technology adoption in Nyando, Kenya
Authors: Magugu John W. , Feng Song , Huang Qiuqiong , Ototo Gilbert O
Published: December 2018

Agro-forestry (AFR) technologies are perceived to improve livelihoods and natural resource sustainability of the rural households. Despite their aggressive promotion by multiple national and international agencies, the adoption of AFR technologies has been minimal in Kenya. This study conducted a survey to examine the socio-economic factors that affect the adoption process in Nyando, Kenya. Results revealed that farmers with bigger farms and higher education were more likely to adopt the new technology. Additionally, farmers were quicker to adopt technology if they had an increase in crop yields and had stayed longer in the study area. Generally, wealthier famers tended to adopt more AFR technology than those with less income. Access to information was the only factor strongly correlated with the rest of the independent variables. The results suggest that, adoption would be more enhanced with a clear focus on extension activities, income enhancing AFR practices and soil amelioration technologies. This study may be replicated in other parts of Kenya and East Africa to improve the level of AFR technology adoption for sustainable rural development.
Estimated soil water storage within a historical bunker during the growth period of vegetation
Authors: Pardela Łukasz , Kowalczyk Tomasz
Published: December 2018

The objective of the study was to estimate the variation of soil water retention on the site of a historical bunker, an element of the former Wrocław Fortress in Poland. Measurements of soil moisture in the study area were taken in the period from March to September, 2017. Measurements of volumetric soil moisture were taken by means of a hand-held gauge, type FOM/mts with an FP/mts probe, operating on the basis of the reflectometric technique TDR. Soil moisture measurements realized in the vegetation period demonstrated that soil moisture resources in profiles situated in the section of the bunker varied within the range of 37–135 mm in the layer of 50 cm, and 66–203 mm in the layer of 100 cm. The maximum differences of the average value of soil moisture of the soil profiles studied in the period covered by the measurements were 31 mm and 56 mm, respectively. This indicates a significant differentiation of the retention properties of soils used for the construction of individual shelter areas.
Performance analysis of a reservoir in arid region Case study: Babar reservoir, Aurès region, Algeria
Authors: Tebbi Fatima Z. , Dridi Hadda , Kalla Mahdi
Published: December 2018

Long term and mid-term reservoir operation involves derivation of rule curves for optimal management of the available resource. The present work deals with reservoir operation in the Aurès arid region. As an example, Babar reservoir is selected to apply the proposed approach which estimates all the water balance terms, especially those which are random as water inflows. For each demand scenario a reservoir operation optimization model using Explicit Stochastic Dynamic Programming (ESDP) is performed, to derive optimal rule curves based on historical operating records (Jan 2002–Dec 2013) and using “Reservoir” R package®. Subsequently, risk analysis is conducted for these different demand scenarios rules by the RRV (reliability, resilience, vulnerability) metrics. Results show the advantage of using the “Reservoir” R package for a rapid and an easy analysis of the performance criteria jointly with the optimization algorithm to Re-operate Reservoir operation.
Assessment of the CROPWAT 8.0 software reliability for evapotranspiration and crop water requirements calculations
Authors: Vozhehova Raisa A. , Lavrynenko Yurii O. , Kokovikhin Serhii V. , Lykhovyd Pavlo V. , Biliaieva Iryna M. , Drobitko Antonina V. , Nesterchuk Vasyl V.
Published: December 2018

The results of the study devoted to assessment of accuracy and reliability of the CROPWAT 8.0 software application calculations of the evapotranspiration and crop water requirements are represented in the article.

The study was based on the results of the perennial field experiments, conducted during the period from 2012 to 2017 at the irrigated lands of the South of Ukraine with different crops, namely: sweet corn, grain corn, soybean, sorghum. We assessed accuracy of the CROPWAT 8.0 software application by the comparison of the calculated values with the real ones. We determined considerable differences between the calculated crops evapotranspiration values and crops irrigation requirements and the real ones obtained in the field experiments. The difference was the most essential in case of the drip-irrigated sweet corn crop and averaged to 46.05% for evapotranspiration and 89.20% for irrigation water requirements, correspondingly. Overhead sprinkler irrigated crops are likely to be more suitable for accurate evapotranspiration prediction by using the CROPWAT 8.0. The slightest discrepancy between the calculated and actual values of the studied parameters were determined on the overhead sprinkler irrigated grain corn crops, where the differences averaged just to 15.86% for evapotranspiration and 41.63% for irrigation norm. The results of the study gave us an opportunity to conclude that CROPWAT 8.0 software application should not be used without previous calibration and adjustment of the crop coefficients for the concrete agricultural production conditions.
Chosen Aspects of Packages in the Distribution of Selected Dairy Products
Authors: Caban Jacek , Kravchenko Kateryna
Published: December 2018

Distribution of dairy products is one of the most important activities in the production process deciding about the organization of production and the course of technological processes. Such products should be provided with suitable containers with protective coatings, maintain the appropriate temperature during transport, and most importantly, the sterility of the means of transport. Choosing the right packaging for perishable products is not an easy matter, as it has to fulfil many functions. The article presents some aspects of the packaging system and legal conditions for the distribution of selected dairy products. In the first chapter, short introduction for the issue of packaging market of dairy products is presented. Second chapter outlines the selected legal acts regarding food transport in Poland. Selected aspects in terms of choosing the type of packaging and used materials are described in chapter 3. The last chapter contains conclusions and final remarks for the distribution of selected dairy products.
Other Stories: Experimental Forms of Contemporary Historying at the Crossroads Between Facts and Fictions
Authors: Sugiera Małgorzata
Published: December 2018

The process of questioning the authority of academic history—in the form in which it emerged at the turn of the 19th century—began in the 1970s, when Hayden White pointed out the rhetorical dimension of historical discourse. His British colleague Alun Munslow went a step further and argued that the ontological statuses of the past and history are so different that historical discourse cannot by any means be treated as representation of the past. As we have no access to that which happened, both historians and artists can only present the past in accordance with their views and opinions, the available rhetorical conventions, and means of expression.

The article revisits two examples of experimental history which Munslow mentioned in his The Future of History (2010): Robert A. Rosenstone’s Mirror in the Shrine (1988) and Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht’s In 1926 (1997). It allows reassessing their literary strategies in the context of a new wave of works written by historians and novelists who go beyond the fictional/factual dichotomy. The article focuses on Polish counterfactual writers of the last two decades, such as Wojciech Orliński, Jacek Dukaj, and Aleksander Głowacki. Their novels corroborate the main argument of the article about a turn which has been taking place in recent experimental historying: the loss of previous interest in formal innovations influenced by modernist avant-garde fiction. Instead, it concentrates on demonstrating the contingency of history to strategically extend the unknowability of the future or the past(s) and, as a result, change historying into speculative thinking.
In Defence of Lost Causes: Counter(F)Actual Recasting of Biographies in Polish Contemporary Theatre
Authors: Wojtyra Wiktoria
Published: December 2018

This article considers the impact of counterfactual strategies on the most recent Polish theatrical practices dealing with biographies of “historical” figures. The re-occurrence of these past agents on the stage will be viewed in light of the biographical turn in the humanities as well as from the perspective of Jacques Derrida’s concept of hauntology. Seemingly, both trends share a need to create an alternative space for the expression of a contemporary self which is marked by disunity and disintegration. Subjects of current semi-biographical projects are those whose voices have once been neglected, marginalised, or oppressed because of their gender, social background, or political views. This account examines the ways in which counterfactual strategies enable us to grasp the polyphonic condition of a modern subject and to see, in traces left by different Other(s), touchstones for social and political change. By taking the play Tu Wersalu nie będzie! (No Versailles over here!) by Rabih Mroué as the core case study of the analysis, I aim to demonstrate how counterfactual strategies animate emancipatory potential ascribed to the arrival of the phantom of controversial Polish politician Andrzej Lepper. His death in unknown circumstances becomes a point of divergence in which Lepper’s existence layers into counterfactual scenarios. Counterfactual strategies enable many approaches to view Lepper’s figure without the ethically dubious act of speaking in his name. By unsettling claims of truth, counterfactual strategies unravel how “facts” about Lepper resurfaced in mass media, thereby constructing his stereotyped and over-generalised image. The play has a form of investigation which, by employment of counterfactualism, reenacts the oppression of a mainstream media discourse against the disturbing Other epitomised by Lepper.
ESTADO POBLACIONAL DEL SAJINO Pecari tajacu Y HUANGANA Tayassu pecari EN LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA
Authors: PEREZ PEÑA Pedro , RIVEROS María S. , MAYOR Pedro , RAMOS-RODRÍGUEZ María C. , AQUINO Rolando , LÓPEZ-RAMIREZ Luis , BODMER Richard E. , BOWLER Mark , ANTÚNEZ-CORREA Miguel , PUERTAS Pablo E. , FLORES Guillisa , GARCÍA Gabriel , TAPIA Carlo J. , CHARPENTIER Elvis , BARDALES-ALVITEZ Claudio , TORRES-OYARCE León , RAMOS Viviana , ORTIZ Amilcar , GONZALES-TANCHIVA Cristian , DÍAZ-ÑAUPARI María E. , SEGURA Jhancy , CALLE Arsenio , RUCK Lourdes , BERAÚN Yuri , MEJÍA CARHUANCA Kember
Published: December 2018

El sajino (Pecari tajacu) y la huangana (Tayassu pecari) son especies muy importantes como fuente de proteína y de ingresos económicos a nivel familiar, como elemento cultural y en general del buen vivir de las comunidades nativas. Apesar de su importancia, la escasa información de sus poblaciones en gran parte de la Amazonía peruana dificulta evaluar su uso sostenible como carne de monte o exportación de pieles. De esta forma, este estudio pretende evaluar las poblaciones de P. tajacu y T. pecari en las regiones de Loreto y Ucayali mediante el método de transectos en banda en 33 localidades y mediante el método de consenso cultural en 11 localidades. Los 14,220.5 km recorridos en transectos lineales mostraron que la densidad 2 poblacional de P. tajacu fue de 1.24 ind/km siendo registrado en 32 (96.9%) localidades, mientras que T. 2 pecari mostró una densidad de 1.59 ind/km y fue registrado en 16 (48.5%) localidades. Sólo la densidad de P. tajacu estuvo relacionada con el tamaño de grupo. Las 162 entrevistas realizadas en 11 comunidades mostraron que los cazadores locales percibieron al P. tajacu como abundante y al T. pecari como frecuente o abundante. Las densidades poblacionales de las dos especies de pecaríes fueron mayores en bosques no inundables o de tierra firme que en bosques inundables, presentando ambas especies una correlación positiva. De acuerdo a los métodos de estudio empleados, no hubo diferencias en el tamaño poblacional reportados para ambas especies, tanto dentro como fuera de las áreas naturales protegidas. Esto indica que las zonas fuera de las áreas naturales protegidas contienen altas densidades poblacionales, son de gran importancia para la conservación de los pecaríes y contribuyen a garantizar la seguridad alimentaria de las poblaciones humanas ribereñas y nativas.
Pembaharuan status, pencitraan personal, kepercayaan dan keputusan pembelian daring
Authors: Nahusona Adi Kurnia Djarot , Andadari Roos Kities
Published: December 2018

Salah satu aplikasi pesan terpopuler di Indonesia untuk kategori telepon genggam yang mampu menarik minat para pelaku perdagangan elektronik untuk melakukan aktivitas pemasaran adalah Blackberry Messenger. RF Shop sebagai salah satu perusahaan perdagangan elektronik daring tela h memanfaatkan fitur pembaharuan status Blackberry Messenger untuk media pemasarannya dengan menampilkan pesan rohani sebagai bagian dari pencitraan personal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pembaharuan status pesan rohani sebagai pencitraan personal penjual di Blackberry Messenger, terhadap keputusan pembelian melalui perdagangan elektronik daring. Pendekatan kuantitatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini, dengan menyebarkan angket melalui surel terhadap 280 responden yang merupakan pelanggan RF Shop dan kembali 115 kuesioner. Data penelitian diolah dengan Partial Least Square (PLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembaharuan status mempengaruhi pencitraan personal penjual. Pencitraan personal yang baik dari penjual melalui pembaharuan status rohani, berpengaruh positif terhadap kepercayaan konsumen. Adapun kepercayaan konsumen yang meningkat mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian melalui perdagangan elektronik daring.
Determinan intensi pelaporan pelanggaran: studi empiris pada Direktorat Jenderal Kekayaan Negara
Authors: Wibisono Anton , Faisal Faisal , Fuad Fuad
Published: December 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh Sistem Pelaporan Pelanggaran, keadilan organisasional dan kepuasan kerja terhadap intensi pelaporan pelanggaran. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 135 pegawai Direktorat Jenderal Kekayaan Negara. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metoda survei. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Sistem Pelaporan Pelanggaran dan keadilan organisasional memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap intensi pelaporan pelanggaran. Hasil penelitian ini berkontribusi terhadap pengembangan literatur, khususnya teori perilaku yang direncanakan. Secara praktik, temuan penelitian ini juga dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai masukan dalam menyusun dan mengevaluasi kebijakan Sistem Pelaporan Pelanggaran organisasi, khususnya terkait dengan perlindungan, penghargaan dan hukuman dari pelapor pelanggaran di lingkungan organisasi, khususnya di sektor publik.
Determination of Chemical, Nutritional and Fermentation Properties of Citrus Pulp Silages
Authors: Büyükkılıç Beyzi Selma , Ülger İsmail , Kaliber Mahmut , Konca Yusuf
Published: December 2018

This study was carried out to investigate the possibilities of making silage from fruit juice industry waste.For this purpose, orange, lemon and tangerine pulp silage quality have been determined by comparing silage with maize and beet pulp silage.Treatment groups; 1) orange, 2) tangerine, 3) lemon, 4) maize and 5) sugar beet pulp. The silages were evaluated after 2 months from ensiling in the following areas: subjective evaluation, pH, dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, ether extract and energy values (metabolizable energy) and net energy for lactation were calculated. As a result, it was determined that fruit juice industry residues were lower in terms of dry matter, but they contained higher energy due to their high organic matter content, digestibility and low cellulose content. In addition, it was determined that citrus pulp was evaluated as silage without any contribution.
Aras ve Copras Yöntemleriyle Yozgat İlinde Kurulabilecek Biyogaz, Kompost, Vermikompost Tesislerinin Optimallik Sıralaması
Authors: Arslan Rahim , Bircan HÜdaverdi , Eleroğlu Hasan
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada biyogaz, kompost ve vermikompost tesis yeri seçim problemi ve kurulması planlanan tesislerin optimallik sıralaması, çok kriterli bir karar verme problemi olarak ele alınmıştır. Çalışma, Yozgat bölgesinde açığa çıkan hayvansal (büyükbaş ve kanatlı hayvan gübresi) ve kesimhane atıklarının belirlenmesi, değerlendirilmesi için ön fizibilite çalışma neticesinde elde edilen biyogaz, kompost ve vermikompost (solucan gübresi) üretim tesislerinin, optimal uygunluk sıralamalarının yapılması amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sıralamaya dahil edilen tesisler “TR72 Bölgesi Hayvansal Atıkların Geri Dönüşümüne Yönelik Ön Fizibilite ve Yatırım Uygunluk Çalışması Projesi” kapsamında belirlenmiştir. Yozgat ilinde kurulabilecek toplam yatırım tutarı 249,9 milyon dolar, gelir tutarı 149 milyon dolar/yıl olan, toplamda 69 MW/Saat elektrik üretebilecek 15 biyogaz; toplam yatırım tutarı 7 milyon dolar, gelir tutarı 4,4 milyon dolar/yıl olan, toplamda 43 ton/yıl kompost üretebilecek 11 kompost üretim merkezi; yatırım tutarı 1,7 milyon dolar, gelir tutarı 1,9 milyon dolar/yıl olan, toplamda 2.746 ton/yıl vermikompost üretebilecek 3 üretim merkezi tesisinin belirlenen kriterler doğrultusunda optimallik sıralaması yapılmıştır. Sıralama çok kriterli karar verme yöntemlerinden ARAS ve COPRAS teknikleriyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kurulabilecek tesislerin kümelerinin sıralamasında önerilen ilk üç sıralama şu şekildedir; biyogaz kümeleri 8, 11 ve 15; kompost kümeleri 5, 9, 3; vermikompost kümeleri 2, 1 ve 3 olarak belirlenmiştir.
Bazı Fasulye (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Çeşitlerinde Tam ve Kısıtlı Sulama Uygulamalarının Tane Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: Çalışkan Sevgi , Aytekin Ramazan İlhan , Yağız Ayten Kübra , Yavuz Caner
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışma, tam ve kısıtlı sulamanın farklı fasulye çeşitlerinden elde edilen tohumların yaş ve kuru tohum ağırlığı, su alma kapasitesi, su alma indeksi, kuru ve ıslak hacim, şişme kapasitesi, şişme indeksi, protein oranı ve pişme süresi gibi kalite özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri ve Teknolojileri Fakültesi Laboratuvarında yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada sekiz farklı fasulye çeşidi (Yunus 90, Cihan, Göynük 98, Batalla, Alberto, Arslan, Zirve, Noyanbey 98) kullanılmıştır. Deneme, tesadüf bloklarında bölünmüş parseller deneme desenine göre 3 tekrarlamalı olarak kurulmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda, incelenen tüm özellikler bakımından uygulamalar ve çeşitler arasında istatistiksel anlamda farklılıklar meydana gelmiştir. Kısıtlı sulama uygulamasından elde edilen tohumlar, incelenen tüm özellikler bakımından daha düşük değerler vermiştir. Kuru ve yaş ağırlık, su alma kapasitesi ve indeksi, şişme kapasitesi ve indeksi, kuru ve yaş hacim, pişme süresi ve protein oranı üzerine çeşitlerin istatistiki etkisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmamızda pişme süresinin tane iriliği ile ilişkili olduğu; iri taneli çeşitlerde pişme süresinin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca çalışmada, generatif dönemde ortaya çıkabilecek su kısıntısının kuru fasulyede tohum kalitesini olumsuz etkilediği, bu dönemde topraktaki yarayışlı su kapasitesinin %50‘nin altına düşürülmemesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.