bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improving Performance and Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Design of UMKM Products
Authors: Imaroh Tukhas Shilul , Widiyani Katri
Published: September 2020

Business competition continues to increase, so that MSMEs must continue to have a competitive advantage and performance. The advantages of an economy are not only derived from technology, let alone natural resources. The latest sources of competitive advantage are product innovation and design. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as part of the economy must also increase their competitiveness by making innovations. Competitive advantage based on innovation and product design should be prioritized because it has durability and a longer period of time. Likewise, the MSME group in West Sumatra tries to preserve local wisdom with various regional characteristics, but still has many limitations including facilities and ideas for business development. The group of wisdom preservation craftsmen is one part of the creative industry sub-sector in the form of the craft creative industry which can be integrated through micro, small, or medium enterprises (MSMEs). This is also directly proportional to the existence of Presidential Regulation Number 28 of 2008 concerning National Industrial Policy which is also regulates the creative industry for the development and determination of the guideline map. Therefore this research aims to improve the performance and competitive advantage of MSMEs through innovation and product design. This research is included in TKT 2, namely formulating the concept of technology and its application to the object of UMKM
A Case Study on Scientific Attempt to Turn Agriculture Scetor Sustainable, Profitable and Attractive Through Innovative Aquaphonic Farming Methods in Cuttack and Khordha Districts of Odisha, India
Authors: Sahu Usharani
Published: September 2020

Decreasing availability of land for farming due to Urbanization and Industrialization has further complicated Wide spread difference between cost of Agricultural Production-Minimum Support Price (MSP). To resolve the issues of viability in terms of economic & financial return and to find out alternative methods have to be applied in farming sector.Use of innovative technology ,the less numners of persons have been employed which obtained better results,less area under innovative farming has resulted in higher yield..As per suitability non-traditional methods to be implemented at large scale by the assistance of Government mechanism for the betterment of society. Agriculture has to be climate smart, technology driven, profit generating and sustainable to meet the need of food security of the country
“Break the Corruption Chain: The Philippine Anti-Corruption Initiatives”
Authors: Jimenez Anthony John A.
Published: September 2020

Every government seeks to build a public service having the value of excellence and with integrity. Thus, every government should wish to constantly maintains the standard of “a public office is a public trust,” for that being said, they started various programs or initiatives specifically to curb or combat the problem of corruption in our society and encourage good governance and public thrust. This study wants to assess the implementation and monitoring of the different anti-corruption initiatives to promote good governance and enhance public trust. The problem being investigated is the effort of the Philippine Government in the implementation, and monitoring of different anti-corruption initiatives. Expressly, it ought to collect particular answer to the following question: (1) What is the status of the anti-corruption initiatives of the Philippine Government in terms of: 1.1. Implementation; and 1.2. Monitoring. The methodology used was a qualitative research. 10 respondents were chosen from the Philippine civil service commission. A semi-structured interview was utilized. The findings of the study show that the commission is continuously improving its procedure and conducting surprise visit to its satellite office to ensure the public trust, also these anti-corruption initiatives are being monitored to give an assurance to the public that they continuously provide quality, effective, and efficient public service to everyone.
Simulated Acid Rain and its Possible Impacts on Grout
Authors: Lins Eduardo Antonio Maia , Paiva Sérgio Carvalho de , Santos Anna Kattaryne Cavalcante dos , Cunha Luiz Vital Fernandes Cruz da
Published: September 2020

The urban environment, due to its characteristics of population concentration, causes changes in the original environment. These changes, when studying the degradation of buildings, especially of concrete structures, include the occurrence of acid rain, deposition of solid particles and the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, responsible for the carbonation of concrete and consequent corrosion of the reinforcement. Given these facts, the Boa Vista neighborhood, located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Brazil, can be considered an urban environment conducive to the generation of acid rain due to its high flow of vehicles, in addition to having large buildings, around 1500 housing units. . This study aimed to analyze the quality of rainwater in the neighborhood and to compare the content of existing compounds in runoff waters, with the rate of ions dragged from grout specimens, exposed to laboratory simulation of a rain intense in a natural way. Based on physical chemical analyzes carried out, the average pH found for the rains collected from the atmosphere was 6.10, indicating a slight acidity. The ions found in the highest concentration were Cland Ca +2. In addition to the content of ions incorporated by the building's water flow, it was about six times smaller than the residual material integrated in the water that came into contact with the simulated specimens, when comparing the data obtained for the pH range found in water drained from the building in a natural way (pH = 5.5 - 6.0).
Evaluation of Analytical Results Obtained From Standard AOAC Method and Accelerated Wijs Method for the Determination of Iodine Value of Different Brands of Mustard Edible Oils
Authors: Pardeshi Dr. Shashikant
Published: September 2020

In the present work, accelerated method is used for the measurement of iodine value, wherein mercuric acetate is directly used in the powder form. The method only requires to add the catalyst mercuric acetate in the process of determination without changing the operational steps of the Wijs method. Compared with the Wijs method in which it will take at least 30 minutes to finish it, the rapid determination method can make the determination reaction finished in 3 minutes. The iodine value of different vegetable oils such as Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu, Dalda),Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu1,Mahakosh), Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu2,Tez),premium mustard oil kacchighaani (Pmukg, RRO Mustdil), Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu3,Nature fresh) and Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu4, Engine)oils were determined by regular Wijs method for 30 minutes whereas when we apply catalytic Wijs method with use of 2 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg of mercuric acetate to perform as catalyst then it is reducing the time of analysis to 3 minutes. When catalyst is used the different values obtained for standard deviations are 0.14 for 2mg, 0.27for 5mg and 0.3 for 10 mg whereas 0.35 for non catalyst addition. The results obtained in this present work aremore % difference in IV of pure kacchighani mustard oil (Pkgmu)and Kacchighani mustard oil (Kgmu2).
The Effect of Leadership Style, Work Motivation, Organizational Culture on Employee Performance in Public Health Centers Subdistrict Kalideres
Authors: Mayasari Devi , Purba Charles Bohlen
Published: September 2020

Thisxstudyxaims to measure the leadershipxstyle, workxmotivation andxorganization on thexemployeex performance of the Public health centers sub-district kalideres. Thisxresearch is quantitative. Thexpopulation is all employees. The sampling technique was usingxnonrandomxsampling, namely saturated samples with a total of 126 employees. The researchxdata were analyzedxusing multiplexlinearxregression. The resultsxof the t-test for the variable leadershipxstyle, workxmotivation and organizationxculture are partially positive and significant towards employeexperformance. The resultsxof the F-test for the variables of leadershipxstyle, workxmotivation and organizationalxculture are simultaneously significant on employeexperformance. Suggestions for furtherxresearch are to include other factors that have a strong influence in shaping employee performance.
Integritással a korrupció ellen: régi-új feladatok a rendvédelmi szerveknél
Authors: Nagy Balázs Ágoston , Végh Viktória
Published: September 2020

The authors provide an overview of new law enforcement integrity management systems in Hungary.
Gyártásinyom-sajátosságok meghamisított gépkocsiérkezési naplón
Authors: Elek Imre
Published: September 2020

The author provides a description of a trasological search-based case study of the forensic examination of a vehicle document and dynamic toolmarks in particular.
Hangelemzés alkalmazása a felderítő munkában
Authors: Jungné Kozár Ilona
Published: September 2020

The author provides an overview of how LVA (Layered Voice Analysis) voice analysis technology is applied by Hungarian law enforcement agencies to conduct a multi-level examination of the conscious and unconscious brain activity (thoughts and feelings).
THE INFLUENCE OF SOME FACTORS OF COMPETITIVENESS ON BUSINESS RISKS
Authors: Dvorsky Jan , Kliestik Tomas , Cepel Martin , Strnad Zdenek
Published: September 2020

The impact of significant competition factors on the riskiness of business risk in the SMEs sector in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The empirical research was constructed on the basis a questionnaire. The attitudes from 641 entrepreneurs from two countries were collected during the year 2018. The statistical hypotheses were evaluated using quantitative methods. The multiple linear regression models were used to evaluate the impact of the competitive environment and of the narrow business environment on the perception of the riskiness of business risk according to entrepreneurs. The conclusions ofthe research showed an interesting finding. The authors found that the competitive environment, as well as the narrower business environment, affects the perception of the riskiness of business risk. It has also been shown that my customers accept the prices of my products and services. This is the most important indicator of a competitive environment. The most important indicator of a narrower business environment is that my customers support me in doing business. The authors believe that the article has brought several interesting findings and new incentives for the further research and discussion regarding to the perception of enterprise risk not only in the selected countries this research.
MIRC-X: A Highly Sensitive Six-telescope Interferometric Imager at the CHARA Array
Authors: Anugu Narsireddy , Le Bouquin Jean-Baptiste , Monnier John D. , Kraus Stefan , Setterholm Benjamin R. , Labdon Aaron , Davies Claire L , Lanthermann Cyprien , Gardner Tyler , Ennis Jacob , Johnson Keith J. C. , Ten Brummelaar Theo , Schaefer Gail , Sturmann Judit
Published: September 2020

Michigan InfraRed Combiner-eXeter (MIRC-X) is a new highly sensitive six-telescope interferometric imager installed at the CHARA Array that provides an angular resolution equivalent of up to a 330 m diameter baseline telescope in J- and H-band wavelengths (

mas). We upgraded the original Michigan InfraRed Combiner (MIRC) instrument to improve sensitivity and wavelength coverage in two phases. First, a revolutionary sub-electron noise and fast-frame-rate C-RED ONE camera based on an SAPHIRA detector was installed. Second, a new-generation beam combiner was designed and commissioned to (i) maximize sensitivity, (ii) extend the wavelength coverage to J band, and (iii) enable polarization observations. A low-latency and fast-frame-rate control software enables high-efficiency observations and fringe tracking for the forthcoming instruments of the CHARA Array. Since mid-2017, MIRC-X has been offered to the community and has demonstrated best-case H-band sensitivity down to 8.2 correlated magnitude. MIRC-X uses single-mode fibers to coherently combine the light from six telescopes simultaneously with an image-plane combination scheme and delivers a visibility precision better than 1%, and closure phase precision better than 1°. MIRC-X aims at (i) imaging protoplanetary disks, (ii) detecting exoplanets with precise astrometry, and (iii) imaging stellar surfaces and starspots at an unprecedented angular resolution in the near-infrared. In this paper, we present the instrument design, installation, operation, and on-sky results, and demonstrate the imaging capability of MIRC-X on the binary system ι Peg. The purpose of this paper is to provide a solid reference for studies based on MIRC-X data and to inspire future instruments in optical interferometry.
Extratidal Stars and Chemical Abundance Properties of Two Metal-poor Globular Clusters M53 (NGC 5024) and NGC 5053
Authors: Chun Sang-Hyun , Lee Jae-Joon , Lim Dongwook
Published: September 2020

We search for extratidal stars around two metal-poor Galactic globular clusters, M53 and NGC 5053, using the near-infrared APOGEE spectra. Applying the t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) algorithm on the chemical abundances and radial velocities results in identification of two isolated stellar groups composed of cluster member stars in the t-SNE projection plane. With additional selection criteria of radial velocity, location in the color–magnitude diagram, and abundances from a manual chemical analysis, we find a total of 73 cluster member candidates; seven extratidal stars are found beyond the tidal radii of the two clusters. The extratidal stars around the clusters tend to be located along the leading direction of the cluster proper motion, and the individual proper motion of these stars also seems to be compatible to those of clusters. Interestingly, we find that one extratidal star of NGC 5053 is located on the southern outskirts of M53, which is part of common stellar envelope by the tidal interaction between two clusters. We discuss the nature of this star in the context of the tidal interaction between two clusters. We find apparent Mg–Al anticorrelations with a clear gap and spread (∼0.9 dex) in Al abundances for both clusters, and a light Si abundance spread (∼0.3 dex) for NGC 5053. Since all extratidal stars have Mg-enhanced and Al-depleted features, they could be first-generation stars of two globular clusters. Our results support that M53 and NGC 5053 originated in dwarf galaxies and are surrounded by extended stellar substructures of more numerous populations of clusters.
Particle-in-cell Simulations of Secondary Magnetic Islands: Ion-scale Flux Ropes and Plasmoids
Authors: Lu San , Angelopoulos V. , Artemyev A. V. , Pritchett P. L. , Sun W. J. , Slavin J. A.
Published: September 2020

Ion-scale flux ropes and plasmoids are secondary magnetic islands produced during magnetic reconnection in various heliospheric plasma environments. Here we study the structure of secondary islands and the particle dynamics within them using particle-in-cell simulations. Ion-scale flux ropes (secondary islands with a strong core field) are formed in a strong guide field regime, whereas ion-scale plasmoids (secondary islands with a weak core field) are formed in a weak guide field regime. Currents in both types of secondary islands are carried primarily by electrons. Both types of secondary islands have a magnetic tension force pointing radially inward toward their center. In the flux rope type, this inward tension force is balanced by an outward magnetic pressure gradient of the strong core field; in the plasmoid type, it is countered by an outward thermal pressure gradient caused by electron and ion energizations. The transition between these two types occurs when B

g
/B
0 = 0.1–0.2 (B

g
is the guide field, and B
0 is the asymptotic magnetic field).
Potential Impact of Fast Flavor Oscillations on Neutrino-driven Winds and Their Nucleosynthesis
Authors: Xiong Zewei , Sieverding Andre , Sen Manibrata , Qian Yong-Zhong
Published: September 2020

The wind driven by the intense neutrino emission from a protoneutron star (PNS) is an important site for producing nuclei heavier than the Fe group. Because of certain features in the neutrino angular distributions, the so-called fast flavor oscillations may occur very close to the PNS surface, effectively resetting the neutrino luminosities and energy spectra that drive the wind. Using the unoscillated neutrino emission characteristics from two core-collapse supernova simulations representative of relevant progenitors at the lower and higher mass end, we study the potential effects of fast flavor oscillations on neutrino-driven winds and their nucleosynthesis. We find that such oscillations can increase the total mass loss by factors up to ∼1.5–1.7 and lead to significantly more proton-rich conditions. The latter effect can greatly enhance the production of 64Zn and the so-called light p-nuclei 74Se, 78Kr, and 84Sr. Implications for abundances in metal-poor stars, Galactic chemical evolution in general, and isotopic anomalies in meteorites are discussed.
A Study of Variations of Galactic Cosmic-Ray Intensity Based on a Hybrid Data-processing Method
Authors: Shen Zhenning , Qin Gang , Zuo Pingbing , Wei Fengsi , Xu Xiaojun
Published: September 2020

The low-energy cosmic-ray (CR) fluxes measured by space-borne instruments are generally considered to consist of gradually changing galactic CRs (GCRs) and short-lived solar energetic particles (SEPs). The SEP events cause sharp and ephemeral increases in the time profile of CR observations, with a higher occurrence rate in solar maximum. It is necessary to eliminate such spikes and obtain the pure GCR component while studying the modulation of GCRs in both short and long timescales. A hybrid data-processing method based on spike detection and time series analysis techniques is developed to remove the spikes and decompose the GCR data observed by the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform 8 into the long-term variation trend and the 27 day variation components. With the hybrid data-processing method, the 11 yr and 27 day variations in the intensity of low-energy GCRs can be studied systematically. Using the fitted trend component, the time lag in the solar modulation of low-energy GCRs is studied, and the results show that the time lag is both epoch and energy dependent. The obtained 27 day variation component is anticorrelated with the changes in solar wind velocity even during solar maximum. Implementing the running Fourier series fit procedure, the 27 day variation amplitude of the proton flux is computed. It is found that the yearly averaged values clearly show 11 and 22 yr variation cycles. In addition, the energy spectrum of the 27 day variation amplitude is softer in the A < 0 solar minimum than that in the A > 0 solar minimum.
Connecting Optical Morphology, Environment, and H i Mass Fraction for Low-redshift Galaxies Using Deep Learning
Authors: Wu John F.
Published: September 2020

A galaxy’s morphological features encode details about its gas content, star formation history, and feedback processes, which play important roles in regulating its growth and evolution. We use deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to learn a galaxy’s optical morphological information in order to estimate its neutral atomic hydrogen (H i) content directly from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) gri image cutouts. We are able to accurately predict a galaxy’s logarithmic H i mass fraction,

, by training a CNN on galaxies in the Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey (ALFALFA) 40% sample. Using pattern recognition, we remove galaxies with unreliable

estimates. We test CNN predictions on the ALFALFA 100%, extended Galaxy Evolution Explorer Arecibo SDSS Survey, and Nançay Interstellar Baryons Legacy Extragalactic Survey catalogs, and find that the CNN consistently outperforms previous estimators. The H i–morphology connection learned by the CNN appears to be constant in low- to intermediate-density galaxy environments, but it breaks down in the highest-density environments. We also use a visualization algorithm, Gradient-weighted Class Activation Maps, to determine which morphological features are associated with low or high gas content. These results demonstrate that CNNs are powerful tools for understanding the connections between optical morphology and other properties, as well as for probing other variables, in a quantitative and interpretable manner.
On the Fraction of X-Ray-weak Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Authors: Pu Xingting , Luo B. , Brandt W. N. , Timlin John D. , Liu Hezhen , Ni Q. , Wu Jianfeng
Published: September 2020

We investigate systematically the X-ray emission from type 1 quasars using a sample of 1825 Sloan Digital Sky Survey non-broad absorption line (non-BAL) quasars with Chandra archival observations. A significant correlation is found between the X-ray-to-optical power-law slope parameter (α
OX) and the 2500 Å monochromatic luminosity (L
2500Å), and the X-ray weakness of a quasar is assessed via the deviation of its α
OX value from that expected from this relation. We demonstrate the existence of a population of non-BAL X-ray-weak quasars, and the fractions of quasars that are X-ray weak by factors of ≥6 and ≥10 are 5.8% ± 0.7% and 2.7% ± 0.5%, respectively. We classify X-ray-weak quasars (X-ray weak by factors of ≥6) into three categories based on their optical spectral features: weak emission-line quasars (WLQs; C iv rest-frame equivalent width < 16 Å), red quasars (Δ(g − i) > 0.2), and unclassified X-ray-weak quasars. The X-ray-weak fraction of

within the WLQ population is significantly higher than that within non-WLQs, confirming previous findings that WLQs represent one population of X-ray-weak quasars. The X-ray-weak fraction of

within the red quasar population is also considerably higher than that within the normal quasar population. The unclassified X-ray-weak quasars do not have unusual optical spectral features, and their X-ray weakness may be mainly related to quasar X-ray variability.
Simulating the Cosmic Neutrino Background Using Collisionless Hydrodynamics
Authors: Inman Derek , Yu Hao-Ran
Published: September 2020

The cosmic neutrino background is an important component of the universe that is difficult to include in cosmological simulations due to the extremely large velocity dispersion of neutrino particles. We develop a new approach to simulate cosmic neutrinos that decomposes the Fermi–Dirac phase space into shells of constant speed and then evolves those shells using hydrodynamic equations. These collisionless hydrodynamic equations have fluxes that match linear theory but retain the full nonlinear gravitational source terms. We implement this method into the information-optimized cosmological N-body code CUBE and demonstrate that neutrino perturbations can be accurately resolved to at least k ∼ 1 h Mpc−1. This technique allows for neutrino memory requirements to be decreased by up to

compared to traditional N-body methods.
Efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir Therapy in HCV Genotype-1 with or without HIV Infection: Role of HCV Core Antigen Monitoring and Improvement of Liver Stiffness and Steatosis
Authors: Chayanupatkul Maneerat , Chittmittraprap Salyavit , Pratedrat Pornpitra , Chuaypen Natthaya , Avihingsanon Anchalee , Tangkijvanich Pisit
Published: September 2020

Background

The combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) has been approved for treating HCV infection. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of EBR/GZR in terms of sustained virological response (SVR) and improvement of liver fibrosis in Thai patients with HCV genotype-1 (GT1). The utility of serum HCV core antigen (HCVcAg) as an alternative to HCV RNA in assessing SVR was also investigated.

Methods

A total of 101 HCV GT1-infected patients (65 monoinfection and 36 HIV coinfection) who received EBR/GZR for 12–16 weeks were included. Liver stiffness (LS) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) were measured by transient elastography. Serum HCVcAg was measured in parallel with HCV RNA.

Results

The overall SVR12 and SVR24 rates in the cohort were 98.0% and 95.0%, respectively. SVR24 rates were consistently high (90.0% to 100%) across all subgroups of patients. A significant LS decline ≥30% was observed more frequently in cirrhotic than non-cirrhotic individuals who achieved SVR (63.3% versus 30.3%; P=0.003). The magnitude of LS decline following HCV eradication was comparable between HCV monoinfection and HCV–HIV coinfection. The reduction of CAP was also observed in responders who had significant steatosis at baseline. Compared with HCV RNA, HCVcAg testing displayed high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (99.0–100%) in determining SVR12 and SVR24.

Conclusions

This study confirms that EBR/GZR is effective for HCV GT1-infected Thai patients with or without HIV infection. HCV eradication is associated with LS and CAP improvement regardless of HIV status. HCVcAg testing could be a potential replacement for HCV RNA for assessing SVR in resource-limited settings.
Coelosynapha, a new genus of the subfamily Gnoristinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a circumpolar, Holarctic distribution
Authors: Kjærandsen Jostein , Polevoi Alexei , Salmela Jukka
Published: September 2020

The subfamily Gnoristinae is one of the most diverse and taxonomically difficult subfamilies of Mycetophilidae, with new species and genera being described almost every year from various parts of the world. Through inventories of fungus gnats in the Nordic Region and Russia, a genus and species new to science was discovered, yet with links back to an illustration made by the late French entomologist Loïc Matile in the 1980s. DNA barcoding aligned it with yet another species new to science, distributed across Canada and documented through The Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) by Paul D. N. Hebert and colleagues at the BOLD team.

The new Holarctic genus, Coelosynapha gen. n. is described, consisting of two new species, the Palaearctic Coelosynapha loici sp. n. and the Nearctic Coelosynapha heberti sp. n. DNA-barcodes assign the two new species to distinctly separated (8.27% p-distance) Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) which are most closely aligned to unidentified species of Mycetophilidae from South Australia and Costa Rica on BOLD. The new genus shows morphological characteristics in between the two Holarctic genera Coelosia Winnertz, 1864 and Synapha Meigen, 1818 and further shows affinity to the southern continents genus Austrosynapha Tonnoir, 1929. The Palaearctic Coelosynapha loici sp. n., for which habitat requirements are best documented, is largely restricted to pristine, old-growth conifer (mostly spruce, Picea abies ssp. obovata) forests within the boreal vegetation zone, although it is also recorded from hummock tundra along the Anadyr River in Far East Russia.
Two new species of Microdochium from Indocalamus longiauritus in south-western China
Authors: Huang Shengting , Xia Jiwen , Zhang Xiuguo , Sun Wenxiu , Li Zhuang
Published: September 2020

Microdochium species have often been reported as plant pathogens and saprophytes and are commonly isolated from some diseased plant hosts. The primary aim of the present study was to describe and illustrate two new Microdochium species isolated from the leaf spot of Indocalamus longiauritus in Yunnan Province, China, namely Microdochium yunnanense and M. indocalami, spp. nov., based on their morphology and multilocus phylogenetic analyses of the combined ITS, LSU, TUB2, and RPB2. DNA sequence data indicate that six strains represent three independent groups from related and similar species in Microdochium. Microdochium indocalamisp. nov. clustered with M. fisheri, M. lycopodinum, M. rhopalostylidis, and M. phragmitis. Microdochium yunnanensesp. nov. grouped with M. bolleyi. In addition, the strain SAUCC1017 is recorded as an unidentified species in Microdochium. Descriptions and illustrations of the new species in the genus and Microdochium sp. indet. are provided.
When mycologists describe new species, not all relevant information is provided (clearly enough)
Authors: Durkin Louisa , Jansson Tobias , Sanchez Marisol , Khomich Maryia , Ryberg Martin , Kristiansson Erik , Nilsson R. Henrik
Published: September 2020

Taxonomic mycology struggles with what seems to be a perpetual shortage of resources. Logically, fungal taxonomists should therefore leverage every opportunity to highlight and visualize the importance of taxonomic work, the usefulness of taxonomic data far beyond taxonomy, and the integrative and collaborative nature of modern taxonomy at large. Is mycology really doing that, though? In this study, we went through ten years’ worth (2009–2018) of species descriptions of extant fungal taxa – 1,097 studies describing at most ten new species – in five major mycological journals plus one plant journal. We estimated the frequency at which a range of key words, illustrations, and concepts related to ecology, geography, taxonomy, molecular data, and data availability were provided with the descriptions. We also considered a range of science-demographical aspects such as gender bias and the rejuvenation of taxonomy and taxonomists as well as public availability of the results. Our results show that the target audience of fungal species descriptions appears to be other fungal taxonomists, because many aspects of the new species were presented only implicitly, if at all. Although many of the parameters we estimated show a gradual, and in some cases marked, change for the better over time, they still paint a somewhat bleak picture of mycological taxonomy as a male-dominated field where the wants and needs of an extended target audience are often not understood or even considered. This study hopes to leave a mark on the way fungal species are described by putting the focus on ways in which fungal taxonomy can better anticipate the end users of species descriptions – be they mycologists, other researchers, the public at large, or even algorithms. In the end, fungal taxonomy, too, is likely to benefit from such measures.
Video Over Intranet (VDOIT)
Authors: Ahire Deepak
Published: September 2020

Video calling or voice calling through the use of the internet is a very common thing in today's world. Nevertheless, users have to pay charges directly or indirectly, tolerating all the delays even if you use the facility within the same network or sub-network. Over 30 million US households used Voice over IP (VoIP) until the end of 2010. Specialist found that 31.4% of the household used VoIP as the main and only home phone line by 2012. Users up till now have multiplied by a huge factor. There are several drawbacks of using video calling over the internet within a small network such as delay of packets (travel to the main server outside network and reenter the same network again), direct or indirect costs, users need to be always connected online and efficiency and speed of the user's system vary according to connection quality and bandwidth. In this project, we implemented a WebRTC enabled web application which provides free peer to peer video calling and conferencing tool for any private organization on top of their existing private network.
Enseigner l’échec aux futurs chefs pour s’assurer de la victoire
Authors: Haberey Gilles
Published: September 2020

De par ses conséquences dramatiques, la défaite militaire fait souvent l’objet d’une occultation ou d’un rejet brutal : elle ne serait que le fruit d’une faute ou d’un dysfonctionnement qu’il convient, simplement, de ne pas reproduire. Dépassant cette lecture limitative, la confrontation à l’échec peut pourtant se révéler un excellent outil pédagogique pour former les futurs décideurs. Non seulement elle oblige à essayer de comprendre les racines des erreurs commises, mais elle permet, par extension, de consolider, voire de redécouvrir, certains fondamentaux dans la conception des manœuvres et la prise de décision. Mieux, à l’entraînement, l’échec peut même se révéler un remarquable objet de créativité tactique…
L’orchestre militaire français a 175 ans
Authors: Bouzard Thierry
Published: September 2020

Prenant une revanche culturelle sur la défaite de Waterloo, la France met au point le premier orchestre de plein air fonctionnel quand elle adopte, en 1845, l’organisation et les instruments proposés par Adolphe Sax. En permettant l’évolution des orchestres dans un domaine qui n’appartient pas à sa mission principale et malgré les arbitrages budgétaires, l’armée joue un rôle culturel majeur sous-évalué. Elle est rapidement imitée, et bien souvent dépassée, par des formations civiles qui vont toutes contribuer au renom de la culture française. Cet élan culmine à la Belle Époque avec ses kiosques à musique.
Teaching failure to future commanders as a better assurance of victory
Authors: Haberey Gilles
Published: September 2020

De par ses conséquences dramatiques, la défaite militaire fait souvent l’objet d’une occultation ou d’un rejet brutal : elle ne serait que le fruit d’une faute ou d’un dysfonctionnement qu’il convient, simplement, de ne pas reproduire. Dépassant cette lecture limitative, la confrontation à l’échec peut pourtant se révéler un excellent outil pédagogique pour former les futurs décideurs. Non seulement elle oblige à essayer de comprendre les racines des erreurs commises, mais elle permet, par extension, de consolider, voire de redécouvrir, certains fondamentaux dans la conception des manœuvres et la prise de décision. Mieux, à l’entraînement, l’échec peut même se révéler un remarquable objet de créativité tactique…
Cingria et l’autre
Authors: de Courten Maryke
Published: September 2020

Cet article explore le thème de l’altérité dans l’œuvre de Cingria. Se concentrant sur la perception de l’autre en tant que personne, l’analyse distingue deux mouvements opposés. Une altérité foncièrement négative prédomine, notamment dans les portraits féroces que brosse Cingria de ses contemporains, qui ne le comprennent pas et le rejettent. En contraste, son émerveillement devant les gens croisés lors de ses balades témoigne d’une expérience positive de l’altérité, qu’il rend dans des descriptions d’une fraîcheur unique.
La force intime des images (Tristan, Lancelot et Perceval devant l’image)
Authors: Barre Aurélie
Published: September 2020

Tristan fait ériger une statue d’Iseut la blonde. Prisonnier de Morgue, Lancelot peint ses amours interdites avec Guenièvre. Alors qu’il chemine seul, Perceval s’abîme dans la contemplation de trois gouttes de sang où il retrouve le teint de Blanchefleur. Ces textes racontent l’avènement d’une image selon différents modes de création et ils sondent leur nature, leur modalité de présence et leur régime temporel. Les images sont saisissantes. Elles restaurent la proximité perdue de l’être cher, ramènent son souvenir pour combler le manque ou le faire éprouver. Mais, si elles retiennent Tristan, Lancelot ou Perceval, elles engagent aussi l’élan de la narration et de l’écriture qui emporte les personnages au-delà d’elles.
Vichy, le 10 juillet 1940 : le vote des parlementaires francs-maçons démythifié
Authors: Cépède Frédéric
Published: September 2020

L’influence – voire l’emprise – supposée de la franc-maçonnerie sur la vie politique nourrit plus les marronniers journalistiques que la recherche historique, malgré des travaux récents sur la crise Boulangiste, l’Affaire Dreyfus ou la Résistance. À partir de l’identification du corpus des francs-maçons convoqués le 10 juillet 1940 (15,6 % des parlementaires), cette étude analyse et interroge leur comportement lors de ce vote et durant la guerre. Le vote parlementaire accordant les pleins pouvoirs à Pétain est dans son ensemble massif (84,8 %). Le vote des francs-maçons l’est également, même si un peu moins (73,8 %), surtout lorsque ceux-ci sont de gauche. Comme leurs collègues profanes, nombre d’entre eux ayant dit oui à Pétain rejoignent également la Résistance. À la Libération, la franc-maçonnerie, célébrant ses martyrs, fustigeant les « traîtres » aux idéaux maçonniques, n’a pas débattu du vote de « ses » parlementaires.
Prevajanje ideoloških referenc: primer Alana Forda
Authors: Beguš Ana
Published: September 2020

Članek analizira prevajanje ideoloških referenc v treh številkah italijanskega stripa Alan Ford. Strip je v hrvaščino prevedel Nenad Brixy, prevajalec, pisec in urednik pri zagrebškem časopisu Vjesnik, ki je tudi predlagal njegovo objavo v hrvaščini. Brixyjev prevod, ki je v nekdanji Jugoslaviji postal legendaren predvsem zaradi humorja, je relativno svoboden in prej kulturna priredba kot zvest prevod. Analiza treh izbranih epizod kaže, da so vse ideološke reference v dveh epizodah, ki so bile objavljene v istem zaporedju kot v italijanskem izhajanju, prirejene, medtem ko je prevod tretje analizirane številke, Formule, ki je bila objavljena šele kasneje, znatno bolj dobeseden, zato ga ne moremo pripisati Brixyju, četudi je v kolofonu tudi pri tej številki naveden kot njegov prevajalec.
Peintures et mosaïques d’époque romaine : les décors du quartier Clérisseau à Nîmes (Gard)
Authors: Boislève Julien , Cayn Philippe
Published: September 2020

La fouille d’une des plus vastes domus connues à Nîmes a permis de mettre au jour plusieurs décors de paroi, de sol et de plafond. Outre la découverte d’une mosaïque à décor géométrique et d’un opus scutulatum, celle d’un opus sectile constitue, à ce jour, un unicum à Nîmes. Parmi les nombreux enduits peints une paroi effondrée à plat sur le sol permet de reconstituer une élévation de 4,80 m et d’observer des modifications architecturales telles que l’obturation de plusieurs fenêtres. D’autres décors à fonds blancs, beaucoup plus simples, indiquent probablement des pièces de service. Enfin, un ensemble issu de remblais révèle un décor assez soigné où fines guirlandes et bordures ajourées ornent une composition à panneaux rouges et inter-panneaux noirs.
Enduits peints et graffitis gallo-romains de Saint-Pierre-de-Nazac (Tarn-et-Garonne)
Authors: Zielinski Caroline
Published: September 2020

Le site de Saint-Pierre-de-Nazac (Tarn-et-Garonne) a livré, parmi des vestiges antiques, trois ensembles d’enduits peints conservés dans des niveaux de remblais. Ils décoraient trois espaces distincts d’une villa fouillée entre 1985 et 1988 : le premier ensemble est rattaché à un plafond ; le second présente des revêtements de colonnes couverts de graffitis tandis que le troisième ensemble, une guirlande perlée, provient essentiellement d’une zone basse de paroi. Ils sont stylistiquement rattachés au début du ier siècle ap. J.-C., dans la tradition du troisième style pompéien.
Reims, rue Saint-Symphorien : décors de deux pièces contiguës
Authors: Allonsius Clotilde
Published: September 2020

La domus de la rue Saint-Symphorien à Reims (Marne), fouillée en 2006 par l’Inrap, a livré plusieurs lots de peintures, dont les principaux posent notamment la question du décor de deux pièces contiguës. Les peintures, en place sur les murs ou effondrées au sol, laissent penser que la grande salle de réception ainsi qu’une plus petite étaient ornées d’un même décor, à fond noir et rouge audessus d’une haute plinthe rose mouchetée. Mêlé à ces fragments, un ensemble à fond blanc, agrémenté de bandes de rouge cinabre et d’imagines clipeatae de belle facture, vestige d’un état antérieur, semble avoir orné un des murs de la petite salle, en coexistence avec le décor polychrome.
Le séduisant roman de la genèse des romans
Authors: Bougnoux Daniel
Published: September 2020

Faut-il croire Aragon quand il expose, dans Je n’ai jamais appris à écrire ou les incipit (1969), que ses romans sont nés d’une phrase de réveil posée comme un collage, qui exige pour son développement une deuxième phrase, laquelle en appelle une troisième, etc. ? « Mes romans je les ai lus… » Cette thèse renversante voudrait renouer avec l’écriture automatique, inventée par Breton et Soupault en 1919, qui servira de définition canonique au surréalisme. L’automatisme entre assurément dans le processus d’écriture pratiqué par Aragon, qui parsème ses livres de remarques métalinguistiques touchant le surgissement d’une image, ou d’un vocable, et qui s’inquiète de savoir à partir de là « comment cela marche une tête ». Ou une plume. Le génie d’Aragon semble ainsi tiraillé entre les deux extrêmes d’une décapitation ou d’une folie recherchée, assumée au fil des phrases, mais doublée d’une vigilance critique et du souci de toujours expliquer les mécanismes de la création, chez lui comme chez les autres.
Réécriture et recomposition dans le manuscrit du Fou d’Elsa
Authors: Ravis-Françon Suzanne
Published: September 2020

Par leur place à la fin de l’ouvrage, et par leur titre énigmatique, les « Apocryphes des derniers jours » appellent réflexion et analyse. Ils sont en effet le fruit d’un long travail d’écriture et de composition : déplacement de textes, écriture de dernière heure, presque « sur le marbre » pour l’un des poèmes, intertextualité et remaniements importants. À partir du manuscrit, l’analyse génétique et/ou intertextuelle privilégie deux types d’approche distincts, mais liés l’un à l’autre : la composition « en mouvement » du sous-ensemble constitué par ces trois textes et l’observation détaillée des états successifs du premier poème des « Apocryphes ».
Les bandes passantes. Approche génétique de l’œuvre parlée de Fred Deux
Authors: Duclos Jean-François
Published: September 2020

L’artiste et écrivain Fred Deux (1924-2015) laisse une œuvre impressionnante de dessins et de livres, y compris plusieurs romans publiés sous le pseudonyme de Jean Douassot. Deux a également produit une histoire orale : deux cents heures d’histoires, vraies ou fictives, enregistrées dans son studio entre 1963 et 1994 à l’aide d’un simple enregistreur de cassette. Le présent article repose sur l’examen des archives de Fred Deux déposées à l’IMEC et se concentre sur la période 1963-1989 pendant laquelle l’auteur a envisagé d’utiliser cette matière enregistrée en romans. Plusieurs tentatives mènent à la publication de Nœud coulant en 1971. Cependant, nous suggérons que cette Vie parlée, aujourd’hui en libre accès, doit être considérée avant tout comme une œuvre orale en tant que telle, à écouter plutôt qu’à lire.
Baseline Climate Grid Resolution and Climate Time Step Impacts on Desert Vegetation Habitat Models
Authors: Guida Ross J. , Abella Scott R.
Published: September 2020

While it is often the assumption in environmental modeling that finer-resolution modeling is preferred, especially if computation times are not prohibitive, few studies have assessed how climate grid resolution influences the Maxent-predicted habitat of desert vegetation species. Further, drought events can occur over longer or shorter terms with drought length potentially influencing species' habitat distributions. This study uses four higher-elevation Mojave Desert plant species experiencing known habitat contractions corresponding with climatic changes to assess how sensitive Maxent species distribution models are to using 5- and 10-year averaged climate data, as well as 800-m and 4-km resampled gridded climate data. Results show there are spatial differences in models despite relatively consistent clustering of three of the species' recorded field locations, whereas predicting habitat for the more broadly ranging species results in less certainty across all models. Overall, models were more sensitive to the spatial resolution of the climate data than to the climate time step used. When considering geographic areas with high relief, such as the Newberry Mountains in southern Nevada constituting the study area, the spatial resolution of climate data has a major influence on modeled habitat. As more fine-resolution climate data become available, researchers may need to establish more plots for field collection to assess specific microclimatic effects on vegetation.
State Estimation of Power Using the Whale Optimization Algorithm
Authors: Mukherjee Suvabrata , Roy Provas Kumar
Published: September 2020

In power systems, the process of attaining a better prediction from a set of variables from state variables is called state estimation (SE). These variables consist of magnitudes of bus voltage and the corresponding angles of all the buses. Because of the non-linearity and intricacy of ever-developing power systems, it has become important to apply upgraded techniques for the dissolution and supervision in practical environments. The discussed analysis evaluates the appositeness of a new metaheuristic technique called the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) which is a population-based algorithm, to reduce the measurement errors so as to gauge the optimal point of the power system when some susceptible values are inadequate. WOA displays admirable attainment in global optimization. It employs a bubble-net hunting approach and it mimics the social behaviour of humpback whales to get the best candidate solution. The approach is tested on IEEE-14, IEEE-30, and IEEE-57 bus test systems and the potency is validated by comparison with the biogeography based optimization algorithm (BBO).
Towards Semantic Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis for Arabic Reviews
Authors: Behdenna Salima , Barigou Fatiha , Belalem Ghalem
Published: September 2020

Sentiment analysis is a text mining discipline that aims to identify and extract subjective information. This growing field results in the emergence of three levels of granularity (document, sentence, and aspect). However, both the document and sentence levels do not find what exactly the opinion holder likes and dislikes. Furthermore, most research in this field deals with English texts, and very limited researches are undertaken on Arabic language. In this paper, the authors propose a semantic aspect-based sentiment analysis approach for Arabic reviews. This approach utilizes the semantic of description logics and linguistic rules in the identification of opinion targets and their polarity.
A Novel Hybrid Optimization-Based Approach for Efficient Development of Business-Applications in Cloud
Authors: Zertal Soumia , Batouche Mohamed , Laboudi Zakaria
Published: September 2020

The requests of the companies for the development and deployment of their business-applications in Cloud become more complex so that, sometimes, a one single service cannot carry out the target task on its own. Hence, a user-request is provided as a composite service. On another note, the number of available services is significantly increasing. Therefore, the authors would need to find the optimal cloud service-compositions that satisfy the quality of service values as well as user requirements. The methods proposed in literature for composing cloud services do not consider the composition and deployment constraints of candidate cloud services. This paper presents a novel optimization-based approach for building business-application in Cloud. The proposed approach combines the particle swarm optimization algorithm with some principles of ant colony optimization algorithm to deal with multiple QoS parameters, but also to satisfy the composition and deployment constraints of cloud services. The experimental results show the efficiency of the method for all tests instances.