bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT PHENOLOGICAL INFORMATION TO MAP CROP ROTATION IN COMPLEX IRRIGATED INDUS BASIN
Authors: Ismaeel A. , Zhou Q.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Accurate information of crop rotation in large basin is essential for policy decisions on land, water and nutrient resources around the world. Crop area estimation using low spatial resolution remote sensing data is challenging in a large heterogeneous basin having more than one cropping seasons. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of two phenological datasets individually and in combined form to map crop rotations in complex irrigated Indus basin without image segmentation. Phenology information derived from Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Leaf Area Index (LAI) of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor, having 8-day temporal and 1000 m spatial resolution, was used in the analysis. An unsupervised (temporal space clustering) to supervised (area knowledge and phenology behavior) classification approach was adopted to identify 13 crop rotations. Estimated crop area was compared with reported area collected by field census. Results reveal that combined dataset (NDVI*LAI) performs better in mapping wheat-rice, wheat-cotton and wheat-fodder rotation by attaining root mean square error (RMSE) of 34.55, 16.84, 20.58 and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 24.56 %, 36.82 %, 30.21 % for wheat, rice and cotton crop respectively. For sugarcane crop mapping, LAI produce good results by achieving RMSE of 8.60 and MAPE of 34.58 %, as compared to NDVI (10.08, 40.53 %) and NDVI*LAI (10.83, 39.45 %). The availability of major crop rotation statistics provides insight to develop better strategies for land, water and nutrient accounting frameworks to improve agriculture productivity.
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES OF AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH AND ITS DRIVING FACTORS BASED ON MODIS IN JIANGSU PROVINCE
Authors: Jiang C. , Xu Q. , Gu Y. K. , Qian X. Y. , He J. N.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is of great value for studying air mass and its changes. In this paper, we studied the spatial-temporal changes of AOD and its driving factors based on spatial autocorrelation model, gravity model and multiple regression analysis in Jiangsu Province from 2007 to 2016. The results showed that in terms of spatial distribution, the southern AOD value is higher, and the high-value aggregation areas are significant, while the northern AOD value is lower, but the low-value aggregation areas constantly change. The AOD gravity centers showed a clear point-like aggregation. In terms of temporal changes, the overall AOD in Jiangsu Province increased year by year in fluctuation. In terms of driving factors, the total amount of vehicles, precipitation and temperature are important factors for the growth of AOD.
THE APPLICATION RESEARCH OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY CENSUS DATA IN THE DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT-TAKING LAND MANAGEMENT AS AN EXAMPLE
Authors: Jiang N.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. According to the "Natural priority, Status quo priority" principle of acquisition, the national geography census data has the characteristics of objectivity, impartiality and accuracy. It provides a new perspective for the management and decision-making support of other industries as a "third party" and plays an important role in the professional management and investigation of various departments including land, transportation, forestry and water conservancy. Taking land resources supervision as an example, the Yellow River Delta efficient eco-economic zone as the research area, based on the national geographic census data and the land survey data, this paper established the correspondence of the two types of data through the reclassification of the land cover classification data, calculated the spatial coincidence rate of the same land class and the circulation relations among different land classes through the spatial overlay analysis and the calculation of space transfer matrix, quantified the differences between the data and objectively analysed the causes of the differences; On this basis, combined with land supervision hot spots, supplemented by multi-source remote sensing images and socio-economic data, analysed the application of geographic census data in the land regulation from multi-point.
CONSTRUCTION THEORY AND NOISE ANALYSIS METHOD OF GLOBAL CGCS2000 COORDINATE FRAME
Authors: Jiang Z. , Wang F. , Bai J. , Li Z.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. The definition, renewal and maintenance of geodetic datum has been international hot issue. In recent years, many countries have been studying and implementing modernization and renewal of local geodetic reference coordinate frame. Based on the precise result of continuous observation for recent 15 years from state CORS (continuously operating reference system) network and the mainland GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) network between 1999 and 2007, this paper studies the construction of mathematical model of the Global CGCS2000 frame, mainly analyzes the theory and algorithm of two-step method for Global CGCS2000 Coordinate Frame formulation. Finally, the noise characteristic of the coordinate time series are estimated quantitatively with the criterion of maximum likelihood estimation.
INSAR UNWRAPPING ERROR CORRECTION BASED ON QUASI-ACCURATE DETECTION OF GROSS ERRORS (QUAD)
Authors: Kang Y. , Zhao C. Y. , Zhang Q. , Yang C. S.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Unwrapping error is a common error in the InSAR processing, which will seriously degrade the accuracy of the monitoring results. Based on a gross error correction method, Quasi-accurate detection (QUAD), the method for unwrapping errors automatic correction is established in this paper. This method identifies and corrects the unwrapping errors by establishing a functional model between the true errors and interferograms. The basic principle and processing steps are presented. Then this method is compared with the L1-norm method with simulated data. Results show that both methods can effectively suppress the unwrapping error when the ratio of the unwrapping errors is low, and the two methods can complement each other when the ratio of the unwrapping errors is relatively high. At last the real SAR data is tested for the phase unwrapping error correction. Results show that this new method can correct the phase unwrapping errors successfully in the practical application.
SENTINEL-1 AND SENTINEL-2 DATA FUSION FOR WETLANDS MAPPING: BALIKDAMI, TURKEY
Authors: Kaplan G. , Avdan U.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Wetlands provide a number of environmental and socio-economic benefits such as their ability to store floodwaters and improve water quality, providing habitats for wildlife and supporting biodiversity, as well as aesthetic values. Remote sensing technology has proven to be a useful and frequent application in monitoring and mapping wetlands. Combining optical and microwave satellite data can help with mapping and monitoring the biophysical characteristics of wetlands and wetlands` vegetation. Also, fusing radar and optical remote sensing data can increase the wetland classification accuracy. In this paper, data from the fine spatial resolution optical satellite, Sentinel-2 and the Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite, Sentinel-1, were fused for mapping wetlands. Both Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images were pre-processed. After the pre-processing, vegetation indices were calculated using the Sentinel-2 bands and the results were included in the fusion data set. For the classification of the fused data, three different classification approaches were used and compared. The results showed significant improvement in the wetland classification using both multispectral and microwave data. Also, the presence of the red edge bands and the vegetation indices used in the data set showed significant improvement in the discrimination between wetlands and other vegetated areas. The statistical results of the fusion of the optical and radar data showed high wetland mapping accuracy, showing an overall classification accuracy of approximately 90 % in the object-based classification method. For future research, we recommend multi-temporal image use, terrain data collection, as well as a comparison of the used method with the traditional image fusion techniques.
A NOVEL TWO-COMPONENT DECOMPOSITION FOR CO-POLAR CHANNELS OF GF-3 QUAD-POL DATA
Authors: Kwok E. , Li C. H. , Zhao Q. H. , Li Y.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Polarimetric target decomposition theory is the most dynamic and exploratory research area in the field of PolSAR. But most methods of target decomposition are based on fully polarized data (quad pol) and seldom utilize dual-polar data for target decomposition. Given this, we proposed a novel two-component decomposition method for co-polar channels of GF-3 quad-pol data. This method decomposes the data into two scattering contributions: surface, double bounce in dual co-polar channels. To save this underdetermined problem, a criterion for determining the model is proposed. The criterion can be named as second-order averaged scattering angle, which originates from the H/α decomposition. and we also put forward an alternative parameter of it. To validate the effectiveness of proposed decomposition, Liaodong Bay is selected as research area. The area is located in northeastern China, where it grows various wetland resources and appears sea ice phenomenon in winter. and we use the GF-3 quad-pol data as study data, which which is China’s first C-band polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) satellite. The dependencies between the features of proposed algorithm and comparison decompositions (Pauli decomposition, An&Yang decomposition, Yamaguchi S4R decomposition) were investigated in the study. Though several aspects of the experimental discussion, we can draw the conclusion: the proposed algorithm may be suitable for special scenes with low vegetation coverage or low vegetation in the non-growing season; proposed decomposition features only using co-polar data are highly correlated with the corresponding comparison decomposition features under quad-polarization data. Moreover, it would be become input of the subsequent classification or parameter inversion.
RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHM FOR SPACEBORN SAR BASED ON HANNING FUNCTION WEIGHTED SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION
Authors: Li C. , Zhou X. , Tang D. , Zhu Z.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Resolution and sidelobe are mutual restrict for SAR image. Usually sidelobe suppression is based on resolution reduction. This paper provide a method for resolution enchancement using sidelobe opposition speciality of hanning window and SAR image. The method can keep high resolution on the condition of sidelobe suppression. Compare to traditional method, this method can enchance 50 % resolution when sidelobe is −30dB.
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND POTENTIAL SOURCE AREA ANALYSIS OF PM2.5 CONCENTRATION FOR ZHENGZHOU DURING 2016
Authors: Li D. , Liu J. , Li S. , Wang C. , Zhou S.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. This study used the HYSPLIT-4 model combined with cluster analysis, potential source pollution contribution functions and other methods to analyse the ground air pollution monitoring data and meteorological data in Zhengzhou during 2016. The results showed that: 1) the level of PM2.5 reached the low value in summer. The PM2.5 concentration reached the highest level in December and reached the lowest level in August. The daily variation characteristics of PM2.5 concentration in different seasons were roughly the same, and it had an obviously "double-peak" structure. 2) The annual PM2.5 concentration was positively correlated with atmospheric pressure and relative humidity. The annual PM2.5 concentration was negatively correlated with temperature, visibility, precipitation, and wind speed. 3) In winter, the air mass trajectory that through the northern Sichuan – Gansu – Shaanxi – Hubei was polluted seriously, and the level of PM2.5 was the highest which reached to 202.13 μg/m3. In summer, the air mass trajectory that came from Hubei was the lowest level with the value is 40.17 μg/m3. 4) The potential source areas located in northwest of Zhengzhou, Gansu, Hubei and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in spring. The surrounding of Zhengzhou contributed to the pollution of Zhengzhou. The potential source areas appeared in Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Qinghai, the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia in autumn. In winter the potential source areas located in Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, eastern of Shanxi, southern of Shanxi, Ningxia and the area of Yellow Sea, etc.
THE TRANSMISSION CHANNEL TOWER IDENTIFICATION AND LANDSLIDE DISASTER MONITORING BASED ON INSAR
Authors: Li G. , Tan Q. , Xie C. , Fei X. , Ma X. , Zhao B. , Ou W. , Yang Z. , Wang J. , Fang H.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. The transmission distance of transmission lines is long, the line affected by the diversity of climate and topography of the corridors of transmission lines, differences in regional geological structure conditions, variability of rock and soil types, and the complexity of groundwater. Under the influence of extreme weather conditions (ice-covered, strong wind, etc.) and sudden geological disasters (such as mudslides, flash floods, earthquakes, etc.), catastrophic damage and basic deformation problems of the tower foundations are prone, and even tower collapse accidents occur in severe cases, which affect the safe operation of transmission lines. Monitoring the deformation of power transmission towers and surrounding grounds, it is critical to ensuring the normal operation of transmission lines by assessing and controlling potential risks in advance. In this paper, using ALOS-2 PALSAR radar satellite data, differential interferometry was used to monitor surface deformation near the Sichuan Jinsu line transmission channel. The analysis found that a significant landslide hazard was found near the transmission channel tower in Yibin-Zhaotong section of Jinsu, Sichuan Province, the cumulative deformation reaches 9cm. The results of this paper can provide new monitoring means for safety monitoring of transmission towers.
ANALYSIS OF ACCURACY OF MODIS BRDF PRODUCT (MCD43 C6) BASED ON MISR LAND SURFACE BRF PRODUCT – A CASE STUDY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF NORTHEAST ASIA
Authors: Li J. , Chen S. , Qin W. , Murefu M. , Wang Y. , Yu Y. , Zhen Z.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. EOS/MODIS land surface Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) product (MCD43), with the latest version C6, is one of the most important operational BRDF products with global coverage. The core sub-product MCD43A1 stores 3 parameters of the RossThick-LiSparseR semi-empirical kernel-driven BRDF model. It is important for confident use of the product to evaluate the accuracy of bi-directional reflectance factor (BRF) predicted by MCD43A1 BRDF model (mBRF). A typical region in the central part of Northeast Asia is selected as the study area. The performance of MCD43A1 BRDF model is analyzed in various observation geometries and phenological phases, using Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) land-surface reflectance factor product (MILS_BRF) as the reference data. In addition, MODIS products MCD12Q1 and MOD/MYD10A1 are used to evaluate the impacts of land cover types and snow covers on the model accuracy, respectively. The results show an overall excellent performance of MCD43A1 in representing the anisotropic reflectance of land surface, with root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.0262 and correlation coefficient (R) of 0.9537, for all available comparable samples of MILS_BRF and mBRF pairs. The model accuracy varies in different months, which is related to the phenological phases of the study area. The accuracy for pixels labelled as ‘snow’ by MCD43 is obviously low, with RMSE/R of 0.0903/0.8401. Ephemeral snowfall events further decrease the accuracy, with RMSE/R of 0.1001/0.7715. These results provide meaningful information to MCD43 users, especially those, whose study regions are subject to phenological cycles as well as snow cover and change.
CORRECTION OF THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT IN 1020 NM BAND OF SUN-SKY RADIOMETER
Authors: Li K. , Li Z. , Li D. , Xie Y. , Xu H.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Aerosol is an important part of the earth-atmosphere system. It can directly and indirectly influence solar radiation and then affect the energy balance of earth-atmosphere system. AERONET, as the largest ground-based observation network, provides multi-parameters of aerosol from more than 600 hundred sites using sun-sky radiometer, which contains 9 channels from 340 nm to 1640 nm. Among which, 1020 nm channel is greatly influenced by the temperature. In this paper, a new correction method of 1020 nm band is introduced. The new method transfers the temperature correction coefficient of the master radiometer to the comparative one. The filed calibration experiment shown that the temperature correction coefficient obtained by this method is close to the result from the temperature controlled chamber, and the difference is about 2.1 %. This new method is easy-to-use, and its accuracy is comparable to the standard one. It is more applicable for large-scale instrument calibration. In principle, this method is applicable to all bands of the sun-sky radiometer.
REMOTE SENSING OBSERVATIONS AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR MARTIAN LAYERED EJECTA CRATERS
Authors: Li L. , Yue Z. , Zhang C. , Li D.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. To understand past Martian climates, it is important to know the distribution and nature of water ice on Mars. Impact craters are widely used ubiquitous indicators for the presence of subsurface water or ice on Mars. Remote sensing observations and numerical simulation are powerful tools for investigating morphological and topographic features on planetary surfaces, and we can use the morphology of layered ejecta craters and hydrocode modeling to constrain possible layering and impact environments. The approach of this work consists of three stages：Firstly, the morphological characteristics of the Martian layered ejecta craters are performed based on Martian images and DEM data. Secondly, numerical modeling layered ejecta are performed through the hydrocode iSALE (impact-SALE). We present hydrocode modeling of impacts onto targets with a single icy layer within an otherwise uniform basalt crust to quantify the effects of subsurface H2O on observable layered ejecta morphologies. The model setup is based on a layered target made up of a regolithic layer (described by the basalt ANEOS), on top an ice layer (described by ANEOS equation of H2O ice), in turn on top of an underlying basaltic crust. The bolide is a 0.8 km diameter basaltic asteroid hitting the Martian surface vertically at a velocity of 12.8 km/s. Finally, the numerical results are compared with the MOLA DEM profile in order to analyze the formation mechanism of Martian layered ejecta craters. Our simulations suggest that the presence of an icy layer significantly modifies the cratering mechanics, and many of the unusual features of SLE craters may be explained by the presence of icy layers. Impact cratering on icy satellites is significantly affected by the presence of subsurface H2O.
RESEARCH ON METHODS OF HIGH COHERENT TARGET EXTRACTION IN URBAN AREA BASED ON PSINSAR TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Li N. , Wu J.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. PSInSAR technology has been widely applied in ground deformation monitoring. Accurate identification of Persistent Scatterers (PS) is key to the success of PSInSAR data processing. In this paper, the theoretic models and specific algorithms of PS point extraction methods are summarized and the characteristics and applicable conditions of each method, such as Coherence Coefficient Threshold method, Amplitude Threshold method, Dispersion of Amplitude method, Dispersion of Intensity method, are analyzed. Based on the merits and demerits of different methods, an improved method for PS point extraction in urban area is proposed, that uses simultaneously backscattering characteristic, amplitude and phase stability to find PS point in all pixels. Shanghai city is chosen as an example area for checking the improvements of the new method. The results show that the PS points extracted by the new method have high quality, high stability and meet the strong scattering characteristics. Based on these high quality PS points, the deformation rate along the line-of-sight (LOS) in the central urban area of Shanghai is obtained by using 35 COSMO-SkyMed X-band SAR images acquired from 2008 to 2010 and it varies from −14.6 mm/year to 4.9 mm/year. There is a large sedimentation funnel in the cross boundary of Hongkou and Yangpu district with a maximum sedimentation rate of more than 14 mm per year. The obtained ground subsidence rates are also compared with the result of spirit leveling and show good consistent. Our new method for PS point extraction is more reasonable, and can improve the accuracy of the obtained deformation results.
COMBINING HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION OPTICAL AND LIDAR DATA FOR OBJECT-BASED IMAGE CLASSIFICATION
Authors: Li R. , Zhang T. , Geng R. , Wang L.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. In order to classify high spatial resolution images more accurately, in this research, a hierarchical rule-based object-based classification framework was developed based on a high-resolution image with airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. The eCognition® software is employed to conduct the whole process. In detail, firstly, the FBSP optimizer (Fuzzy-based Segmentation Parameter) is used to obtain the optimal scale parameters for different land cover types. Then, using the segmented regions as basic units, the classification rules for various land cover types are established according to the spectral, morphological and texture features extracted from the optical images, and the height feature from LiDAR respectively. Thirdly, the object classification results are evaluated by using the confusion matrix, overall accuracy and Kappa coefficients. As a result, a method using the combination of an aerial image and the airborne Lidar data shows higher accuracy.
ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS ESTIMATION USING RECONSTRUCTED FEATURE OF AIRBORNE DISCRETE-RETURN LIDAR BY AUTO-ENCODER NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Li T. , Wang Z. , Peng J.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation is critical for quantifying carbon stocks and essential for evaluating carbon cycle. In recent years, airborne LiDAR shows its great ability for highly-precision AGB estimation. Most of the researches estimate AGB by the feature metrics extracted from the canopy height distribution of the point cloud which calculated based on precise digital terrain model (DTM). However, if forest canopy density is high, the probability of the LiDAR signal penetrating the canopy is lower, resulting in ground points is not enough to establish DTM. Then the distribution of forest canopy height is imprecise and some critical feature metrics which have a strong correlation with biomass such as percentiles, maximums, means and standard deviations of canopy point cloud can hardly be extracted correctly. In order to address this issue, we propose a strategy of first reconstructing LiDAR feature metrics through Auto-Encoder neural network and then using the reconstructed feature metrics to estimate AGB. To assess the prediction ability of the reconstructed feature metrics, both original and reconstructed feature metrics were regressed against field-observed AGB using the multiple stepwise regression (MS) and the partial least squares regression (PLS) respectively. The results showed that the estimation model using reconstructed feature metrics improved R2 by 5.44 %, 18.09 %, decreased RMSE value by 10.06 %, 22.13 % and reduced RMSEcv by 10.00 %, 21.70 % for AGB, respectively. Therefore, reconstructing LiDAR point feature metrics has potential for addressing AGB estimation challenge in dense canopy area.
MAPPING GLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE ALBEDO FROM SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS: MODELS, ALGORITHMS, AND DATASETS
Authors: Li X. , Fan X. , Yan H. , Li A. , Wang M. , Qu Y.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Ocean surface albedo (OSA) is one of the important parameters in surface radiation budget (SRB). It is usually considered as a controlling factor of the heat exchange among the atmosphere and ocean. The temporal and spatial dynamics of OSA determine the energy absorption of upper level ocean water, and have influences on the oceanic currents, atmospheric circulations, and transportation of material and energy of hydrosphere. Therefore, various parameterizations and models have been developed for describing the dynamics of OSA. However, it has been demonstrated that the currently available OSA datasets cannot full fill the requirement of global climate change studies. In this study, we present a literature review on mapping global OSA from satellite observations. The models (parameterizations, the coupled ocean-atmosphere radiative transfer (COART), and the three component ocean water albedo (TCOWA)), algorithms (the estimation method based on reanalysis data, and the direct-estimation algorithm), and datasets (the cloud, albedo and radiation (CLARA) surface albedo product, dataset derived by the TCOWA model, and the global land surface satellite (GLASS) phase-2 surface broadband albedo product) of OSA have been discussed, separately.
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN FUJIAN PROVINCE FROM 2001 TO 2015
Authors: Li Y. , Wang X. , Ding Z.
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Land surface temperature (LST) is an essential parameter in the physics of land surface processes. The spatiotemporal variations of LST on the Fujian province were studied using AQUA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer LST data. Considering the data gaps in remotely sensed LST products caused by cloud contamination, the Savitzky-Golay (S-G) filter method was used to eliminate the influence of cloud cover and to describe the periodical signals of LST. Observed air temperature data from 27 weather stations were employed to evaluate the fitting performance of the S-G filter method. Results indicate that S-G can effectively fit the LST time series and remove the influence of cloud cover. Based on the S-G-derived result, Spatial and temporal Variations of LST in Fujian province from 2001 to 2015 are analysed through slope analysis. The results show that: 1) the spatial distribution of annual mean LST generally exhibits consistency with altitude in the study area and the average of LST was much higher in the east than in the west. 2) The annual mean temperature of LST declines slightly among 15 years in Fujian. 3) Slope analysis reflects the spatial distribution characteristics of LST changing trend in Fujian.Improvement areas of LST are mainly concentrated in the urban areas of Fujian, especially in the eastern urban areas. Apparent descent areas are mainly distributed in the area of Zhangzhou and eastern mountain area.
Corpus Analysis and Annotation for Helpful Sentences in Product Reviews
Authors: Almagrabi Hana , Malibari Areej , McNaught John
Published: April 2018

For the last two decades, various studies on determining the quality of online product reviews have been concerned with the classification of complete documents into helpful or unhelpful classes using supervised learning methods. As in any supervised machine-learning task, a manually annotated corpus is required to train a model. Corpora annotated for helpful product reviews are an important resource for the understanding of what makes online product reviews helpful and of how to rank them according to their quality. However, most corpora for helpfulness are annotated on the document level: the full review. Little attention has been paid to carrying out a deeper analysis of helpful comments in reviews. In this article, a new annotation scheme is proposed to identify helpful sentences from each product review in the dataset. The annotation scheme, guidelines and the inter-annotator agreement scores are presented and discussed. A high level of inter-annotator agreement is obtained, indicating that the annotated corpus is suitable to support subsequent research.
A Synergy of Semantic and Context Awareness for Service Composition in Ubiquitous Environment
Authors: Fissaa Tarik , Guermah Hatim , Hamlaoui Mahmoud El , Hafiddi Hatim , Nassar Mahmoud
Published: April 2018

Service composition in an important facet in service oriented architecture, it’s about the idea of assembling atomic services to satisfy a demand rather than building new applications from ‘scratch’, From the user’s perspective it’s a complex task due to the increasing number of services in the web and their heterogeneity. This complexity is increasing in the internet of Things era wehere computing devices are everywhere. In this work we propose an approach for composition of context aware services in a semantic manner, Artificial Intelligence planning is used to automate the composition starting from a defined objectif containing user request and context parameters. Service are described by extending OWL-S with contextual conditions. The proposed architecture was evaluated through an e-health scenario where chronic patients can benefit from a remote and automated medical supervision and emergency handling.
Comparison of knowledge, attitude and practice toward oral health between pediatricians and family doctors
Authors: Gezgin Onur , Korkut Emre , Özer Hazal , Şener Yağmur
Published: April 2018

Aim:  Pediatricians and family doctors are at the first step in the education of parents about oral health, as well as the prevention of oral diseases and the provision of oral health in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pediatricians and family doctors about oral health in children.

Methodology: A questionnaire consisting of 50 items was sent to pediatrician and family doctors via mail. Descriptive analysis and chi-square tests were done to analyze the data. Participation in the survey, with a total of 240 participants (58 pediatricians, 182 family doctors), was 100%.

Results: It was found that pediatricians believe that they have more important role in the development of oral health and prevention of oral diseases and they are more interested in participating in the oral health program than are the family doctors.

Conclusion: Pediatricians and family doctors should work with dentists to improve the quality of oral hygiene in all young children.
Peripheral Odontogenic Fibroma: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Alan Raif , Can Bilge , Kılınç Fahriye
Published: April 2018

To present the clinical presence, histopathological features, and management of a rare peripheral odontogenic fibroma (POF) case. A 32-year-old male patient was referred to the clinic complaining of a localized gingival enlargement of the anterior maxillary region. Initial periodontal treatment was delivered and the patient was informed about proper oral hygiene. After the initial periodontal treatment, the lesion was surgically excised while preserving the marginal line. POF was diagnosed based on clinical and histopathological findings. Normal mechanical oral hygiene was established in the postoperative period. No recurrence was observed during this follow-up period, and the patient was included in the maintenance phase. POF was treated with local excision and the prognosis was excellent. Regular follow-ups are very important for such patients after surgery.
Acrometastasis due to Lung Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Apollonatou Vasiliki , Loukides Stelios , Papaioannou Andriana , Papiris Spyros
Published: April 2018

We are presenting a case of acrometastasis in a male patient with lung adenocarcinoma. Acrometastases accumulate for 0.1% of all metastatic bone lesions and can be the first manifestation of cancer in approximately 10% of cases. The main clinical manifestations are tenderness, intermittent pain, functional impairment, erythema, heat and swelling of the affected part. Lung cancer is the main primary malignancy which causes acrometastases. Although the lesions can be recognized in X-rays or CT scans, the gold standard for the diagnosis is MRI scan in which the full extension of the tumor can be evaluated. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by fine-needle biopsy of the affected bone. In the presence of acrometastases, prognosis is very poor and palliative treatment is usually recommended. This case shows that patients at risk for lung cancer should be screened intensively when they develop persistent digital symptoms.
Can Vitamin D Help in Achieving Asthma Control? Vitamin D “Revisited”: An Updated Insight
Authors: Szymczak Izabela , Pawliczak Rafał
Published: April 2018

Asthma—a prolonged respiratory disease related with hyper-responsiveness and increased inflammation of airways; affects millions peoples worldwide. Vitamin D possess anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Its deficiency (the level less than 20 ng/mL in the serum) is found to be related to occurrence of pulmonary diseases including bacterial and viral infections and asthma. Some studies indicate that low levels of vitamin D in the serum are related to reduced lung function and increased airway inflammation as well as overall poor results in asthmatic patients. Thus, it provides positive relation between vitamin D and asthma. Increased prevalence of asthma over the past decades causes elevated interest in vitamin D supplementation that is even reported as a “potential therapeutic option”. Unfortunately, results of clinical trials are inconsistent and do not provide supportive information about positive role of vitamin D in asthma. Little or even no effect of supplementation of vitamin D in improvement of onset, symptoms or progression of asthma was found in comprehensive interventional studies in adults, children and pregnant woman. This review critically summarized the last years evidence of a relation between vitamin D and asthma in adults, children and pregnant women.
Bronchoscopy in Diagnosis of Haemoptysis
Authors: Tamura Tomohiro , Shiozawa Toshihiro , Miyazaki Kunihiko , Satoh Hiroaki
Published: April 2018

With great interest, we read the article by Torbiarczyk et al. on bronchoscopy in diagnosis of haemoptysis (Adv Respir Med. 2018; 86: 13–16) [...]
THE ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF WIND
AND SOLAR ENERGY USE FOR A DETACHED FAMILY
HOUSE
Authors: SŁOBODZIAN-KSENICZ ORYNA , JASIEWICZ MARZENA , NADOLNA MARZENA , SZARSZEWSKI DANIEL
Published: April 2018

The current project costs of wind and solar energy use have been compared
with traditional power sources and the economic viability of the investment
has been estimated. The most economically viable investment is a wind
power plant but it does not guarantee a continuous energy supply throughout
the year. Therefore a hybrid plant has been proposed as an investment
economically viable.
GLASS BIODETERIORATION CAUSED BY MOULD SPORES
Authors: Piontek Marlena , Łuszczyńska Katarzyna , Lechów Hanna
Published: April 2018

Microorganisms induce biodeterioration of both organic and inorganic
building materials. From scientific literature it is clear that biological
agents (mainly bacteria, cyanobacteria, mould spores and algae) settle on
the surface of the glass, initiating in time the processes of its destruction.
Biological corrosion is a consequence, among others. In the Institute of
Environmental Engineering University of Zielona Góra , 5 samples of glass
with visible bio-rays were analyzed. Microscopic examination of the glass
fragments showed the presence of mould spores of the genus: Aspergillus,
Cladosporium, Chaetomium, Fusarium, Monocillium, Mucor, Penicillium,
Trichoderma and Ulocladium.
OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THE
BUILDING OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SŁUBICE
Authors: Skiba Marta , Rzeszowska Natalia
Published: April 2018

Climate change and sustainable energy use is one of the five long-term objectives
of the European Union. The first stage of the activities involving
the implementation of this task is to reduce energy consumption of buildings
to a minimum by 2020 and, in the case of public buildings by 2019.
The purpose of this article is a search for the optimal way of bringing the
energy performance of an existing school to a level that enables implementation
of the objectives of the European Union energy policy.
An analysis of the current condition of the existing school building has been
carried out and options of its deep thermal upgrading has been proposed
to adjust each parameter the energy performance to current guidelines
specified in the technical conditions. One of the possible ways to improve
the energy efficiency of the school is the use of renewable energy sources
as a means of improving energy characteristics in terms of primary energy
PE, the other one - optimization of renovation spending.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BETWEEN 2004-2014 AS A FACTOR OF A SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF KAMPINOSKI
NATIONAL PARK
Authors: Podawca Konrad , Karsznia Krzysztof
Published: April 2018

The article describes the changes that have taken place over 11 years in
the development of technical infrastructure of the Kampinoski National
Park (KPN) municipalities. The availability of waterworks and wastewater
systems is important both in the context of health protection as well as for
the preservation of unique natural values of KPN. Regarding that, a multifactoral
analysis was performed for the time period 2004-2014 by increments
of 5 years, ex. for 2004, 2009, 2014 etc. with the use of statistic data
provided by Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS) in the Local Data
Base (BDL). The assessment of the socio-spatial availability is based on
factors referred to surface or population. The analysis made it possible to
point on differences in terms of living standards of the inhabitants of municipalities
significantly influenced by nature. The graphical attachments
show not only the current stage but also the dinamics of changes of technical
infrastructure considered on the inhabitant service level which stands
a base for a sustainable development.
ENERGY AUDIT, ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY
PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE - WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THEM?
Authors: Nakielska Magdalena , Pawłowski Krzysztof
Published: April 2018

The current state of law regarding the modernization and thermal protection
of buildings consists of several regulations. Each of them refers to the
energy intensity of buildings, but refers to another document. Three concepts
related to energy consumption in a building: Energy Audit, Energy
Performance of the building and Energy Performance Certificat of the
building. Concepts similar, but different in terms of content and purpose to
serve. In addition to the legal basis of individual documents, the article
included the results of a survey aimed at presenting the average citizen's
knowledge of the concepts related to energy intensity of buildings.
POSSIBILITIES OF LOCATION EVALUATION FOR PROPERTY AS AN ELEMENT OF LOCAL MARKET, ON THE BASIS OF LAND REGISTER DATA
Authors: Zyga Jacek
Published: April 2018

The article is a part of wider research on practical usefulness of public land registers, creating governmental real estate’s database, in several tasks connected with property appraisal. It shows results of the mentioned above analysis of usefulness of data, contained in land register, property price and value register and other public registers directly connected with real estate’s, in evaluating of generally grasped location – key parameter of properties. Location as a property feature, due to its essence, is a quality parameter. But mass appraisals show tendency to simplifying its evaluation, by using assessments based on the function of quantity features. Therefore the possibility of quality assessing, with use of information contained directly in cadastre databases (in the contemporary terminology cold as land register, property price and value register and other public registers) as well as cartographic data, was investigated. Results of the experiment show that demonstrated way of searching, using the rules of real estate similarity survey, is possible and data contained in mentioned databases are useful in this kind of location assessment.
GRAVEL BED RIVER SCOURING ANALYSIS DOWNSTREAM OF BLOCK RAMP (EXAMPLE FROM THE PONICZANKA STREAM IN PONICE VILLAGE)
Authors: Plesiński Karol
Published: April 2018

The work describes the scouring process downstream of boulder block ramps on Poniczanka Stream in Ponice village. The depth of the downstream scouring rate was calculated using empirical formulae due to different authors. The results of the calculations were verified basing on the field measurements. Finally only those formulae which results were most consistent with field observations and those with were the worst consistent with field observations are presented along a paper. Thus the aim of the study was to verify the existing formulae of the scouring depth calculation downstream of block ramp hydraulic structure on the basis of the results of field research. It was found that the empirical relationships for calculating the scouring depth in observed case are not satisfied enough, however they can be used for comparative analysis for designers.
THE ANIMAL PARK – AN UNKNOWN FOREST AREA IN THE VICINITY OF THE HISTORIC PALACE PARK IN ZATONIE
Authors: Eckert Wojciech
Published: April 2018

The paper briefly presents the history of the palace-park complex in Zatonie, which is included in the list of the monuments of the Lubusz Voivodship. The palace is in ruins, the park is devastated and neglected. However, in the close vicinity of this complex there is a very interesting forest area called the Animal Park. That area, covered with ancient forest, needs detailed examination, stock-taking and protection.
MODELING OF PUMP OPERATION CONDITIONS IN GRAVITY-PRESSURE COMBINED SYSTEMS
Authors: Nowogoński Ireneusz , Ogiołda Ewa , Kubiszyn Marlena
Published: April 2018

The paper presents the problem of working conditions in gravitationalpressure systems simulation. The practical example takes into account the dynamical analysis of a system equipped with 10 pump stations with different functions. Both local press stations, local stations for shallowing network and transit pumping stations between the towns were used. The model allowed to optimize the active volume of the pump station tanks, the selection of pumps, including the frequency of power on and the time of holding the sewage.
POCKET PARKS – THE TREND IN CREATING THE URBAN SPACE
Authors: Tokarska-Osyczka Agnieszka , Osyczka Dominik
Published: April 2018

Pocket parks are a response to the current needs of urban residents. The main idea is to use even the smallest space for the green areas and if they are appropriately designed they can fulfill various functions. The article discusses the examples of such mini parks in the world and Poland, focusing on the most important facts about these parks. The paper indicated that they differ among themselves in size, function, selection of species and equipment.
What can a mobile App add to improve quality of care, with focus on ambulatory surgery?
Authors: Brattwall Metha , Stomberg Magareta Warrén , Jildenstål Pether , Sellbrandt Irene , Jakobsson Jan G
Published: April 2018

Rationale, aims and objectives: Many surgical procedures are nowadays performed as ambulatory or short stay procedures, reducing hospital length of stay. Patient safety and quality of care remain imperative especially when adopting enhanced recovery pathways. Patients should be adequately informed and prepared prior to admission. Recovery is to a major extent dependent after discharge on self-care and thus techniques to follow the post-operative course after leaving hospital are warranted. Telemedicine has grown tremendously over recent years and the incorporation of mobile telephone app technology for the pre- and post-operative coaching of the ambulatory surgical patient may represent an effective means of assisting patients. The present paper presents a feasibility study of a mobile telephone app providing pre-operative information and following the post-operative recovery following day surgery.Method: Patients scheduled for elective day surgery were asked to participate, testing the app and to assess its usefulness on visual analogue scales.Results: Sixty-nine patients aged 18 to 73 years tested the app. Patients aged 30 to 50 where the most frequent users and patients < 30 less frequent. The app was in general assessed as useful and most users expressed an interest in the option of having an app as a source of information before undergoing a scheduled procedure. General pre-operative information was assessed as the most important. A willingness to submit follow-up information decreased rapidly, only 26 and 16 responded at day 10 and 30, respectively.Conclusion: A mobile telephone app is a feasible and appreciated tool for pre-operative information and coaching as part of person-centered healthcare, but its use for follow-up after discharge is challenging and requires further investigation.
The ontology of person-centered healthcare: Theoretical essentials to reground medicine within its humanistic framework - Part III - The logic of subjectivity: wrapped in one‘s individual history
Authors: Frölich Thomas , Bevier F F , Babakhani Alicja , Chisholm Hannah H , Henningsen Peter , Miall David S , Sandberg Seija , Schmitt Argogast
Published: April 2018

To ‘embrace’ focused parts of an addressed environment is the way enclosure of outside foci may be described. Here, the opening of the transfer institution called logical lock (LL) in the previous series of articles points, toward the outside of the individual, selects finite parts of it and either rejects them or utilizes them to achieve the corresponding embodiment. The different layers of the intermediating zone that have in total been described as an individual’s orientation matrix (OM) are described. They consist of mostly invisible, but emotionally perceptible and later intellectually discernible layers, such as the one formed by the personal history, present mood and present feelings, anticipations and expectations. To address a person not as an assembly of discernible organs, but as a person, is hence more demanding than addressing the person only as performing a role, a function. In establishing a logical basis for person-centered healthcare approaches, we introduce further logical and descriptive tools to take the invisible layers into account. This clearly hermeneutical approach is opposed to a method that would hypostasise what in this article are termed ‘naked objects’, abbreviated as NOs. We argue that such NOs exist only as mathematical extrapolations. As abstract extrapolations and, as far as individuality is concerned, they cannot be applied in a meaningful way.