bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TECHNOLOGY OF RABBIT MEAT PRODUCTION WITH THE USE OF "TSEOSTIMUL" MINERAL ADDITIVES
Authors: Саляхов  , Salyakhov Almaz
Published: August 2016

The article describes the use of “Tseostimul” mineral additives in the diets of rabbits, based on sorbents of Khotynets minefield of the Orel district. “Tseostimul” had a positive effect on the growth of live weight of young rabbits, hematological and biochemical parameters of blood at the same conditions of feeding. The most optimal dose of “Tseostimul” for these indicators was a 3.0% to the basic diet.
BIOLOGICAL RECULTIVATION OF DEGRADED PEATLANDS BY CREATING FOREST BERRY PLANTS
Authors: Курлович  , Kurlovich Lyudmila , Тяк  , Tyak Galina , Тяк  , Tyak Anatoliy
Published: August 2016

The possibility of successful cultivation of arctic raspberry and narrow-leaved blueberry on depleted peatlands was shown by long-term studies. The recommendations on ways of creating and caring for plants of these kinds of berries were designed.
ASSESSMENT OF THE SIBERIAN COLLECTION OF SPRING WHEAT ON RESISTANCE TO STEM RUST IN THE SOUTHERN FOREST-STEPPE OF WESTERN SIBERIA
Authors: Потоцкая  , Pototskaya Inna , Шаманин  , Shamanin Vladimir , Клевакина  , Klevakina Mariya
Published: August 2016

The article provides an evaluation of the starting material for resistance to the Siberian population of stem rust races, highlighted the sources of stability and increased productivity for spring wheat selection.
DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY OF BIOREACTORFOR APPLICATION BIO-FERTILIZERS AND BIOGAS
Authors: Шехикачев  , Shekhikachev Yuriy , Апажев  , Apazhev Aslan , Фиапшев  , Fiapshev Amur
Published: August 2016

The article presents a technology of producing bio-fertilizer and biogas from poultry waste and a new bioreactor’s design for its implementation.
ROTATIONAL TOOL TO SURFACE SOIL TILLAGE BY ELLIPTICAL DISCS
Authors: Алиакберов  , Aliakberov Ilfat , Яхин  , Yakhin Sergey , Гайнутдинов  , Gaynutdinov Ramil
Published: August 2016

Analyzing a number of scientists’ research on development of disk tillers, working units of which make a complex spatial motion, we proposed the construction of rotary implement, which contains the elliptical wheels, fixed to the battery shaft is strictly at a certain angle. The article presents the structural scheme of this tool and theoretical dependences for the determination and justification of its basic parameters. The technical solution allows to mutually balance the axial loads, provides uniformity of soil tillage depth, improves the technological stability of instruments and the effectiveness of its work.
MODELING OF INVENTORY INDICES OF STANDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF OFFICE SOFTWARE
Authors: Ибятов  , Ibyatov Ravil , Киселева  , Kiseleva Natalya
Published: August 2016

The mathematical models, that reflect the dynamics of the main taxation indicators of stands with age in office software environment were developed.
QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SOIL RIDGE FORMATION WHEN SOWING TILLED CROPS
Authors: Ерошкин  , Eroshkin Aleksandr , Шаронов  , Sharonov Ivan , Зыкин  , Zykin Evgeniy , Курдюмов  , Kurdyumov Vladimir , Долгов  , Dolgov Sergey
Published: August 2016

A hillock drill was desighned, an application of which makes cost-effectively in one pass to perform sowing cultivation, sowing the seeds, form a soil mound above sown seeds, compact the soil mound from three sides and, finally, form a soil ridge of required dimensions and density in it. The article was justified the attack angles of flat disk of the working unit and the spherical roller-discs of roller-ridger of hillock drill. It was revealed, that the process of soil ridges forming of required dimensions and density at seeding tilled-crops are affected by structural and operational parameters of working units with flat discs and the roller-ridges, as well as the physical and mechanical properties of the soil.
THE NEW GROUP OF SPATIAL STIRRED MACHINES
Authors: Мудров  , Mudrov Aleksandr
Published: August 2016

The four ways to intensify the mixing process was proposed and developed, implemented in devices with a stirrer according to the type of working units movement: the operating shaft moves with intracyclic angular velocity, the shaft performs a complex spatial movement, the working units was made in the form of 3,4 and 5 mobile units, with two and more working shafts with different motion laws. Nine new classification groups of devices with a stirrer with a lot of variants in each group were created. The devices have a high degree of intensification of mixing liquid and hard-mixing agricultural materials.
THE RESULTS TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL VALUES OF INTERREPAIR OPERATING TIME OF TRACTORS IN THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ITS EXPLOITATION LEVEL
Authors: Хусаинов  , Khusainov Rail , Галиев  , Galiev Ilgiz
Published: August 2016

When optimizing maintenance and service, the terms of functioning influence on the technical and economic indicators and the intensity of tractors resource consumption by reducing the time and cost to eliminate failures and layups.
FORMS AND METHODS OF CHANGE IN THE AGRICULTURAL REFORM
Authors: Ханнанов  , Khannanov Marat , Хаялеева  , Khayaleeva Chulpan
Published: August 2016

Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of economic and industrial complexes to improve the welfare of our country. It is necessary to improve the targeting of support from the state, the central government, in order to overcome the uneven social and economic and cultural development of rural areas, ways to improve the effectiveness of management decisions and support of rural areas. Grants are required to serve the development of small businesses in the agricultural sector and to strengthen farmers.
FLAX- GROWING - ECONOMIC GROWTH POINT OF NORTHERN OMSK REGION
Authors: Юдина  , Yudina Elena
Published: August 2016

The article deals with the state of flax growing development in the Omsk region. The main problems of flax production was considered. The ways of increasing the effectiveness of flax-growing in the region were founded.
The water quality parameters controlling diatoms assemblage in Rawapening Lake, Indonesia
Authors: SOEPROBOWATI T. R. , TANDJUNG S. D. , SUTIKNO SUTIKNO , HADISUSANTO S. , GELL P. , HADIYANTO HADIYANTO , SUEDY S. W.A.
Published: August 2016

Soeprobowati TR, Tandjung SD, Sutikno, Hadisusanto S, Gell P, Hadiyanto. 2016. The water quality parameters controlling diatoms assemblage in Rawapening Lake, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 17: 657-664. Diatoms are microalgae that have an important role in aquatic ecosystem. The silicious diatoms fossil had been used for paleolimnological analysis. However, data set diatoms of Indonesia does not develop yet. The aims of this research were to assess water quality parameters controlling diatoms assemblage of RawapeningLake, to assess transfer function, to develop diatoms data set of Rawapening, and to compare Rawapening diatoms data set with European diatoms data set for the reconstruction of total phosphorous and pH. Water samples were taken from 3 sites of Rawapening Lake for water quality analysis. Sediment samples had been taken from 3 sites in Rawapening Lake using hand auger, and were sliced every 0.5 cm for diatoms analysis. Diatoms slides were prepared from about 5 g of dry sediment using 10% of chloride acid followed by 10% of peroxide to remove organic matters and carbonates, respectively.300 diatom valves were calculated on the entire samples, calculation the number of valveâ€™s diatom aims to identify the lowest level of taxonomy. Phosphate, temperature, and calcium were theenvironmental parameters that influence the diatoms assemblage of Rawapening Lake. Phosphate was contributed 50% on diatoms assemblage. Internal based transfer function of diatoms provides more suitable diatoms data set rather than European diatom data set. The Rawapening diatoms data set of total phosphorous is the initial Indonesian diatoms data set for past trophic status, therefore, research has to be continued spatially for other Indonesian lakes and temporary on specific Indonesian lake to develop Indonesia diatoms data set.
A Focus Group Exploration of Automated Case‐Finders to Identify High‐Risk Heart
Failure Patients within an Urban Safety- Net Hospital
Authors: Patterson Mark E. , Miranda Derick , Schuman Gregory L. , Eaton Christopher M. , Smith Andrew J. , Silver Brad
Published: August 2016

Background: Leveraging ‘big data’ as a means of informing cost-effective care
holds potential in triaging high-risk heart failure patients for interventions within
hospitals seeking to reduce 30-day readmissions.Objective: Explore provider’s beliefs
and perceptions about using an EHR-based tool that uses unstructured clinical notes to
risk-stratify high-risk heart failure patients.Methods: Six providers from an inpatient
heart failure clinic within an urban safety-net hospital were recruited to participate
in a semi-structured focus group. A facilitator led a discussion on the feasibility and
value of using an EHR-tool driven by unstructured clinical notes to help identify
high-risk patients. Data collected from transcripts were analyzed using a thematic
analysis that facilitated drawing conclusions clustered around categories and
themes.Results: From six categories emerged two themes: 1) challenges of finding valid
and accurate results; and 2) strategies used to overcome these challenges. Although
employing a tool that uses EMR unstructured text as benchmark by which to identify
high-risk patients is efficient, choosing appropriate benchmark groups could be
challenging given the multiple causes of readmission. Strategies to mitigate these
challenges include establishing clear selection criteria to guide benchmark group
composition, and quality outcome goals for the hospital.Conclusion: Prior to
implementing into practice an innovative EMR-based case-finder driven by unstructured
clinical notes, providers are advised to 1) define patient quality outcome goals, 2)
establish criteria by which to guide benchmark selection, and 3) verify the tool’s
validity and reliability. Achieving consensus on these issues would be necessary for
this innovative EHR-based tool to effectively improve clinical decision making and in
turn, decrease readmissions for high-risk patients.
Introduction of an Area Deprivation Index Measuring Patient Socio-economic Status
in an Integrated Health System: Implications for Population Health
Authors: Knighton Andrew J. , Savitz Lucy , Belnap Tom , Stephenson Brad , VanDerslice James
Published: August 2016

Introduction: Intermountain Healthcare is a fully integrated delivery system based
in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a learning healthcare system with a mission of performance
excellence, it became apparent that population health management and our efforts to move
towards shared accountability would require additional patient-centric metrics in order
to provide the right care to the right patients at the right time. Several European
countries have adopted social deprivation indices in measuring the impact that social
determinants can have on health. Such indices provide a geographic, area-based measure
of how socioeconomically deprived residents of that area are on average. Intermountain’s
approach was to identify a proxy measure that did not require front-line data collection
and could be standardized for our patient population, leading us to the area deprivation
index or ADI. This paper describes the specifications and calculation of an ADI for the
state of Utah. Results are presented along with introduction of three use cases
demonstrating the potential for application of an ADI in quality improvement in a
learning healthcare system.Case Description: The Utah ADI shows promise in providing a
proxy for patient-reported measures reflecting key socio-economic indicators useful for
tailoring patient interventions to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Strengths of this approach include a consistent standardized measurement of social
determinants, use of more granular block group level measures and a limited data capture
burden for front-line teams. While the methodology is generalizable to other
communities, results of this index are limited to block groups within the state of Utah
and will differ from national calculations or calculations for other states. The use of
composite measures to evaluate individual characteristics must also be approached with
care. Other limitations with the use of U.S. Census data include use of estimates and
missing data.Conclusion: Initial applications in three meaningfully different areas of
an integrated health system provide initial evidence of its broad applicability in
addressing the impact of social determinants on health. The variation in socio-economic
status by quintile also has potential for clinical significance, though more research is
needed to link variation in ADI with variation in health outcomes overall and by disease
type.
Aristolochia brunneomaculata, a new threatened species of Aristolochiaceae from the Atlantic Forest in Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Abreu Ivan Silva , Giulietti Ana Maria
Published: August 2016

We describe and illustrate Aristolochia brunneomaculata, a new species from the Atlantic Forest in Bahia state, Brazil, a region known for its high number of endemic and threatened species, such as the one described here. The new species is known only from a small population in a disturbed area, near a major industrial complex.
Flora da Bahia: Podocarpaceae
Authors: Marinho Lucas Cardoso , Carneiro-Torres Daniela Santos , Amorim André Márcio , De Oliveira Reyjane Patrícia , Giulietti Ana Maria
Published: August 2016

The flora of Podocarpaceae, the only family of gymnosperms native to Bahia, Brazil, is presented here. Two species of Podocarpus are recognized: P. lambertii, occurring in the Chapada Diamantina region, and P. sellowii, occurring in the Chapada Diamantina and also in the montane and submontane forests in southern Bahia. Descriptions, identification key, illustrations and general comments on the taxa are presented.
Screening Method for M-Proteins in Serum Using Nanobody Enrichment Coupled to MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
Authors: Kohlhagen Mindy C , Barnidge David R , Mills John R , Stoner Joshua , Gurtner Kari M , Liptac Andrea M , Lofgren Denise I , Vanderboom Patrick M , Dispenzieri Angela , Katzmann Jerry A , Willrich Maria A V , Snyder Melissa R , Murray David L
Published: August 2016

BACKGROUND

Current recommendations for screening for monoclonal gammopathies include serum protein electrophoresis (PEL), imunofixation electrophoresis (IFE), and free light chain (FLC) ratios to identify or rule out an M-protein. The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of an assay based on immunoenrichment and MALDI-TOF-MS (MASS-SCREEN) to qualitatively screen for M-proteins.

METHODS

Serum from 556 patients previously screened for M-proteins by PEL and IFE were immunopurified using a κ/λ-specific nanobody bead mixture. Following purification, light chains (LC) were released from their heavy chains by reduction. MALDI-TOF analysis was performed and the mass-to-charge LC distributions were visually examined for the presence of an M-protein by both unblinded and blinded analysts.

RESULTS

In unblinded analysis, MASS-SCREEN detected 100% of the PEL-positive samples with an analytical sensitivity and specificity of 96% and 81% using IFE positivity as the standard. In a blinded analysis using 6 different laboratory personnel, consensus was reached in 92% of the samples. Overall analytical sensitivity and specificity were reduced to 92% and 80%, respectively. FLC ratios were found to be abnormal in 28% of MASS-SCREEN–negative samples, suggesting FLC measurements need to be considered in screening.

CONCLUSIONS

MASS-SCREEN could replace PEL in a panel that would include FLC measurements. Further studies and method development should be performed to validate the clinical sensitivity and specificity and to determine if this panel will suffice as a general screen for monoclonal proteins.
Digitalization as formalization: A view from below
Authors: Parthasarathi Vibodh , Amanullah Arshad , Koshy Susan
Published: August 2016

Like any technology-related choice, digitalization contribu tes to, inter alia, streamlining and standardization in the TV industry, thereby leading to formalization of an industry as a whole and creating new configurations of interest. If digitalization, at any stage, level or place in the value chain, is made mandatory it will not only accelerate this transition but, more significantly, define the very personality of formalization. This article delves into the least explored area in the otherwise exploding research on television in India: the field of distribution. It paints a textured picture of the ways in which the informal business of distribution in the city of Patna was engulfed in the regulatory warp and weft of mandatory digitalization. The article argues that regulatory interventions to formalize this ‘primitive’ segment of the television economy led to reorganizing the balance of interests in the emergent ecology of digital television in India.
News televisions’ impact on political discourse in the Indian election 2014
Authors: Ranganathan Maya
Published: August 2016

The Indian national election of 2014 has been studied intensely mainly because of the scale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory and the ingenious ways new technologies were employed for political communication. The role of news television in democratic politics has been questioned in the context of Indian media’s unbridled efforts towards profit-maximization since private television began in the 1990s, and the impact of these efforts on media credibility. This article asserts that television still shapes and directs political discourse, even in the age of new technologies, but that the role of news television in political communication needs to be rethought. It argues that the evaluation of news television’s agenda setting functions must be placed not only within the context of the dramatic changes that have swept the Indian media landscape but within broader changes in the political and social environments. A critical discourse analysis of Frankly Speaking, the popular weekly political interviews shown on the English news channel Times Now, reveals the subtle ways by which television transfers salience from the media’s agenda to the public agenda.
Gender, generation and reception of Spanish television fiction in the digital age
Authors: Lacalle Charo , Pujol Cristina
Published: August 2016

Media convergence has considerably modified television-viewing practices. The interaction of the television with second screens has generated new ways of communicating between viewers, which they do while simultaneously watching television. This study combines focus groups and questionnaires to examine, from a generational perspective, the relationship between female viewers and Spanish television fiction and the resulting interactions conducted both face-to-face and through new technologies. The results question the view that female members of the digital generation interviewed watch media products in isolation and demonstrate that the social aspect of television viewing is one of its greatest pleasures. In general terms, our contribution confirms the influence of the generation gap on viewers’ preferences and their different ways of watching television. Therefore, the solidarity established between women to maintain and prolong viewing pleasure helps to mitigate the digital gap between older and younger female participants.
Reviews
Authors: Hintz Arne , Loisen Jan , Donders Karen , Starks Michael
Published: August 2016

The Data Revolution: Big Data, Open Data, Data Infrastructures & Their Consequences, Rob Kitchin (2014) London: Sage, 240 pp. ISBN: 9781446287484, p/bk, £22.95

The Contradictions of Media Power, Des Freedman (2014) London: Bloomsbury, 192 pp. ISBN: 9781849660693, p/bk, £19.99

Media Power and Plurality. From Hyperlocal to Highlevel Policy, Steven Barnett and Judith Townsend (Eds) (2015) London: Palgrave Macmillan, 228 pp. ISBN: 9781137522832, h/bk, £60
Human development index of Turkey, economic development, relationship nutrition and comparison with selected countries
Türkiye’nin insani gelişme endeksi, ekonomik gelişmişlik, beslenme ilişkisi ve farklı ülkelerle karşılaştırılması
Authors: Mutlu Öztürk Hande
Published: August 2016

In this study, relationship of human development index, economic development and nutrition was evaluated. Data of Turkey, Norway, Korea, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Iran and the United States was compared. General situation in Turkey is evaluated and Solution proposals was presented. In the study, economic size and geographical proximity and similar features with Turkey, high Human Development Indexed countries was selected to compare with many parameters. Comparisons of the countries in terms of human development index and nutritional deficiency, showed similar characteristics with Iran, however, Turkey is dissociated from European countries, Korea and the US. As a result, the economic development level of countries have not seen that much more accurate results in the comparison of the human development index. ÖzetBu çalışmada insani gelişme endeksi, ekonomik gelişmişlik ve beslenme ilişkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Türkiye, Norveç, Kore, İtalya, Yunanistan, Bulgaristan, İran ve Amerika’ya ait veriler karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkiye’nin genel durumu değerlendirilmiş ve çözüm önerileri sunulmuştur. Çalışmada, Türkiye ile ekonomik büyüklük ve coğrafi yakınlık gibi özellikleri benzer ülkeler ve insani gelişmişlik endeksi yüksek olan ülkeler birçok parametre için karşılaştırılmıştır. Karşılaştırmalar, ülkemizin insani gelişmişlik endeksi ve beslenme yetersizliği açısından, İran ile benzer özellikler gösterdiğini ancak Avrupa ülkeleri, Kore ve ABD’den ayrıştığını göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak, ekonomik kalkınmışlık seviyesinin değil ülkeleri karşılaştırmada insani gelişmişlik endeksinin çok daha doğru sonuçlar verdiği görülmüştür.
Implementasi Aplikasi Kriptografi Pada Layanan Pesan Singkat (SMS) Menggunakan Algoritma RC6 Berbasis Android
Authors: Atmojo Widi Puji , Isnanto R. Rizal , Kridalukmana Rinta
Published: August 2016

Security is a very important aspect in data communication. In the last decade, there was a rapid development in mobile phone technology. Smartphone have been equipped with various features and one of them is the short message service (SMS). However, messages sent via mobile phone networks pose threat to be accessed by people who do not have any authorization. Therefore, it is necessary to do research on the development of software to enhance the security of messages through message encryption and decryption features. This application uses Java programming language with SDK (Software Development Kit) Android and Android Studio 1.3.1 as an editor. The initial step of this research is to encrypt the original message to produce the ciphertext message. The second step is to decrypt ciphertext incoming messages to become genuine message. Results from this research are an Android-based application that can perform encryption and decryption of the SMS messages using the RC6 algorithm. With the application of cryptography for SMS messages, the expected level of information security of the message can be improved so that the message will be more secure from unauthorized access.
Analysis of Small Building Plots in Areas with High Density of Building
Authors: Kaczorek K. M.
Published: August 2016

Author explains a necessity of supply optimization to construction sites with small storage areas. This paper takes account of conditions existing in Poland. From among all factors discussed by the author, first of all, we should point at construction works on plots located in densely built-up areas, obtained by demolition of existing buildings, as well as a necessity of plots utilization after demolished buildings that technical conditions do not allow for further exploitation.
Flexible Adjustment of Hotel Facilities to Market Demand
Authors: Milwicz R. , Nowotarski P.
Published: August 2016

Accommodation tourist industry is characterized by high variability. For this category of services not only the location is crucial- that does not change, but also the standard, prices and seasonality of services. In the recent years, leisure centers performing functions only during the summer time have seen the possibility to extend their activities beyond the summer months. The reasons for this are the local investments requiring qualified staff which comes from different parts of the country, Europe and the world while creating demand for accommodations. To meet the possible demand needs and to adapt to cold season, performing thermo-modernization works is necessary. In order to find the best solution and answer those needs, analysis of the profitability of the investments in a chosen holiday resort was carried out. The article presents the results of the analysis based on the payback period, LCC analysis and assessment of the investments risk.
Identification of Risk Factors of Development and Operation of Roads in the Light of Surveying Work
Authors: Skorupka D. , Kowacka M.
Published: August 2016

This article aims to identify potential risk factors affecting the implementation and synchronisation of surveying and construction works during building and operation of roads. The task was executed on the basis of literature studies and experience. The article is an introduction to the research that has been conducted by the authors on the reasonably precise index of factors which one may deal with during the implementation of facilities of this type. The raised issue is crucial for financial and time reasons, but what is important in the roads construction - also for social ones, as prolonged traffic disruption adversely affects the environment.
Knowledge Discovery in Data in Construction Projects
Authors: Szelka J. , Wrona Z.
Published: August 2016

Decision-making processes, including the ones related to ill-structured problems, are of considerable significance in the area of construction projects. Computer-aided inference under such conditions requires the employment of specific methods and tools (non-algorithmic ones), the best recognized and successfully used in practice represented by expert systems. The knowledge indispensable for such systems to perform inference is most frequently acquired directly from experts (through a dialogue: a domain expert - a knowledge engineer) and from various source documents. Little is known, however, about the possibility of automating knowledge acquisition in this area and as a result, in practice it is scarcely ever used. It has to be noted that in numerous areas of management more and more attention is paid to the issue of acquiring knowledge from available data. What is known and successfully employed in the practice of aiding the decision-making is the different methods and tools. The paper attempts to select methods for knowledge discovery in data and presents possible ways of representing the acquired knowledge as well as sample tools (including programming ones), allowing for the use of this knowledge in the area under consideration.
Effect of nanofluid concentration on two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger performance
Authors: Cieśliński Janusz T.
Published: August 2016

An approach - relaying on application of nanofluid as a working fluid, to improve performance of the two-phase thermosyphon heat exchanger (TPTHEx) has been proposed. The prototype heat exchanger consists of two horizontal cylindrical vessels connected by two risers and a downcomer. Tube bundles placed in the lower and upper cylinders work as an evaporator and a condenser, respectively. Distilled water and nanofluid water-Al2O3 solution were used as working fluids. Nanoparticles were tested at the concentration of 0.01% and 0.1% by weight. A modified Peclet equation and Wilson method were used to estimate the overall heat transfer coefficient of the tested TPTHEx. The obtained results indicate better performance of the TPTHEx with nanofluids as working fluid compared to distilled water, independent of nanoparticle concentration tested. However, increase in nanoparticle concentration results in overall heat transfer coefficient decrease of the TPTHEx examined. It has been observed that, independent of nanoparticle concentration tested, decrease in operating pressure results in evaporation heat transfer coefficient increase.
Review of numerical models of cavitating flows with the use of the homogeneous approach
Authors: Niedźwiedzka Agnieszka , Schnerr Günter H. , Sobieski Wojciech
Published: August 2016

The focus of research works on cavitation has changed since the 1960s; the behaviour of a single bubble is no more the area of interest for most scientists. Its place was taken by the cavitating flow considered as a whole. Many numerical models of cavitating flows came into being within the space of the last fifty years. They can be divided into two groups: multi-fluid and homogeneous (i.e., single-fluid) models. The group of homogenous models contains two subgroups: models based on transport equation and pressure based models. Several works tried to order particular approaches and presented short reviews of selected studies. However, these classifications are too rough to be treated as sufficiently accurate. The aim of this paper is to present the development paths of numerical investigations of cavitating flows with the use of homogeneous approach in order of publication year and with relatively detailed description. Each of the presented model is accompanied by examples of the application area. This review focuses not only on the list of the most significant existing models to predict sheet and cloud cavitation, but also on presenting their advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, it shows the reasons which inspired present authors to look for new ways of more accurate numerical predictions and dimensions of cavitation. The article includes also the division of source terms of presented models based on the transport equation with the use of standardized symbols.
Prediction of flow boiling heat transfer coefficient for carbon dioxide in minichannels and conventional channels
Authors: Mikielewicz Dariusz , Jakubowska Blanka
Published: August 2016

In the paper presented are the results of calculations using authors own model to predict heat transfer coefficient during flow boiling of carbon dioxide. The experimental data from various researches were collected. Calculations were conducted for a full range of quality variation and a wide range of mass velocity. The aim of the study was to test the sensitivity of the in-house model. The results show the importance of taking into account the surface tension as the parameter exhibiting its importance in case of the flow in minichannels as well as the influence of reduced pressure. The calculations were accomplished to test the sensitivity of the heat transfer model with respect to selection of the appropriate two-phase flow multiplier, which is one of the elements of the heat transfer model. For that purpose correlations due to Müller-Steinhagen and Heck as well as the one due to Friedel were considered. Obtained results show a good consistency with experimental results, however the selection of two-phase flow multiplier does not significantly influence the consistency of calculations.
Novelty of Artistic Forms in Contemporary Lithuanian Architecture
Authors: Černauskienė Aušra
Published: August 2016

The article presents an analysis of the concept of novelty of artistic forms and its visual expressions in contemporary Lithuanian architecture. It is stated that the novelty is virtually manifested through utopian visions of the new world and their metamorphoses, and is made relevant by the method of experiment. Based on examples of Western European architectural utopias and experiments, the article suggests the formulated indicators of novelty, which are reflected in artistic forms of contemporary Lithuanian architecture. The aim of the research is to reveal the concept of novelty linking it with transformation and utopia, and illustrating it with the objects of contemporary Lithuanian architecture.
Application of human body movements on the
avatars model for the purpose of virtual training
system
Authors: Sobota Branislav , Jacho Ladislav , Korečko Štefan
Published: August 2016

This paper deals with particular issues in detection
of human body’s movement using contactless sensor
and consecutive application of recorded data on avatars
model.We aimed at applying transformations to the skeleton
model and skin of the avatar. Initial stages include
choice of proper sensor and appropriate methods for transformation
description. A semi-immersive virtual reality
training system in the form of a fitting room has been chosen
as a particular implementation of the body movement
detection and application. The fitting room was selected
because of its entertaining nature and a potential to be
used as a training system for handicapped people with
movement impairments.
Abstraction of Meaningful Symbolized Objects
Authors: Kollár Ján , Sičák Michal , Spišiak Milan
Published: August 2016

We describe the notion of abstraction and conceptualization
of information obtained by symbolization
of letters. We are able to recognize already observed information
with those abstracted concepts. Further more,
we are also able to recognize similar meaningful objects.
Similarities identification is based on a repetition in the
structure of information symbolized as a regular language
string. We discuss approaches of repetition identification,
i.e., longest repeating non-overlapping subsequence and
longest common subsequence. Then we apply those approaches
to the symbolized letters, thus obtaining abstracted
information in the form of concepts.
A descriptive study for corrosion control of low-alloy steel by Aloe vera extract in acidic medium
Authors: Dahiya Shefali , Lata Suman , Kumar Parmod , Kumar Rajeev
Published: August 2016

Methanol extract of Aloe vera leaves (AE) as a green inhibitor for controlling corrosion of low-alloy steel (mild steel) in 0.5 m HCl solution was studied using gravimetric analysis, potentiostatic polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and quantum analysis. The results obtained revealed that AE has fairly good inhibiting properties against corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 m HCl solution, with efficiency >97%. Also, the inhibition was mixed type that follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The value of ΔG reveals that AE inhibits the corrosion rate via physical type adsorption on the mild steel surface which is further supported by Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm.
Design of Compact Flower Shape Dual Notched-Band Monopole Antenna for Extended UWB Wireless Applications
Authors: Sharma Manish , Awasthi Y. K. , Singh Himanshu , Kumar Raj , Kumari Sarita
Published: August 2016

In this letter, a compact monopole antenna for ultra wideband (UWB) applications is proposed with small size of 18×20=360 mm
Canons and Contemporary Danish Literature
Authors: Mai Anne-Marie
Published: August 2016

This article deals with recent Danish literature in the light of the discussion about canons occasioned by the publication of the two ministerial canons: Undervisningskanon (Educational Canon, 2004) and Kulturkanon (Cultural Canon, 2006). The article argues that recent Danish literature challenges traditional work categories and the concept of the author on which the two canons are based, and discusses which works and texts in recent Danish literature ought to belong to a future canon.
Saamskie teatry
Authors: Sibińska Maria
Published: August 2016

Institutional theatres in Sapmi have a relatively brief history but they are based upon traditional cultural heritage (the yoik, the art of storytelling, shamanistic seances). At the same time they are open to impulses from other cultures and theatrical traditions (European and non-European) that contribute to the distinct features of Samic theatrical performance when it comes to texts, the aesthetics of performance, and acting traditions. The article outlines the Samic theatre landscape in general and then proceeds to focus on the multicultural aspects of "Ridn'oaivi ja nieguid oaidni", a performance by the Beaivváš Sami Teáhter. The article also calls attention to the problematic nature of the concept "cultural dialogue" in a situation when the borderlines between individual cultures are no longer obvious, and when it is no longer easy to identify the partners in a dialogue unequivocally.
Kan poesien redde?
Authors: Wilkus-Wyrwa Aleksandra
Published: August 2016

The purpose of the paper is to compare the original verse by Czesław Miłosz and its translated version by Paal Brekke. To discuss the images of the poetry and the poet in Campo di Fiori and Tilegnelse the comparative translation theory is applied and the poets' literary background brought into focus. In the next step such issues as the translator's figure and his influence on the target text are addressed. The paper presents that Brekke's literary work alters Miłosz's original poetics.
Wood Pyrolysis Using Aspen Plus Simulation and Industrially Applicable Model
Authors: Lestinsky Pavel , Palit Aloy
Published: August 2016

Over the past decades, a great deal of experimental work has been carried out on the development of pyrolysis processes for wood and waste materials. Pyrolysis is an important phenomenon in thermal treatment of wood, therefore, the successful modelling of pyrolysis to predict the rate of volatile evolution is also of great importance. Pyrolysis experiments of waste spruce sawdust were carried out. During the experiment, gaseous products were analysed to determine a change in the gas composition with increasing temperature. Furthermore, the model of pyrolysis was created using Aspen Plus software. Aspects of pyrolysis are discussed with a description of how various temperatures affect the overall reaction rate and the yield of volatile components. The pyrolysis Aspen plus model was compared with the experimental data. It was discovered that the Aspen Plus model, being used by several authors, is not good enough for pyrolysis process description, but it can be used for gasification modelling.
Production of Biogas through Anaerobic Cofermentation of Cattle Slurry with Biscuit Waste
Authors: Chamrádová K. , Rusín J.
Published: August 2016

The paper presents the results of the model of anaerobic co-fermentation of cattle slurry with biscuit waste. It was confirmed that the waste from the food industry is a valuable biogas substrate. The highest specific production of methane (0.49 mN3·kgVS-1) was achieved in the co-fermentation of 20 wt% biscuit waste with cattle slurry. The feed mixture contained 22 wt% of total solids. The biscuit waste has the specific production of biogas 0.66 mN 3·kg-1 and the specific production of methane 0.38 mN 3·kg-1.
Effect of summer fire on cursorial spider (Aranei) and beetle (Coleoptera) assemblages in meadow steppes of Central European Russia
Authors: Polchaninova Nina , Tsurikov Mikhail , Atemasov Andrey
Published: August 2016

Fire is an important structuring force for grassland ecosystems. Despite increased incidents of fire in European steppes, their impact on arthropod communities is still poorly studied. We assessed short-term changes in cursorial beetle and spider assemblages after a summer fire in the meadow steppe in Central European Russia. The responses of spider and beetle assemblages to the fire event were different. In the first post-fire year, the same beetle species dominated burnt and unburnt plots, the alpha-diversity of beetle assemblages was similar, and there were no pronounced changes in the proportions of trophic groups. Beetle species richness and activity density increased in the second post-fire year, while that of the spiders decreased. The spider alpha-diversity was lowest in the first post-fire year, and the main dominants were pioneer species. In the second year, the differences in spider species composition and activity density diminished. The main conclusion of our study is that the large-scale intensive summer fire caused no profound changes in cursorial beetle and spider assemblages of this steppe plot. Mitigation of the fire effect is explained by the small plot area, its location at the edge of the fire site and the presence of adjacent undisturbed habitats with herbaceous vegetation.
Ecology and Conservation of Steppes and Semi-Natural Grasslands
Authors: Valkó Orsolya , Zmihorski Michal , Biurrun Idoia , Loos Jacqueline , Labadessa Rocco , Venn Stephen
Published: August 2016

Palaearctic grasslands encompass a diverse variety of habitats, many of high nature value and vulnerability. The main challenges are climate-change, land-use change, agricultural intensification and abandonment. Many measures are in place to address these challenges, through restoration and appropriate management, though more work is necessary. We present eight studies from China/Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The papers cover a wide range of grassland and steppe habitats and cover vegetation ecology, syntaxonomy and zoology. We also conducted a systematic search on steppe and grassland diversity. The greatest number of studies was from China, followed by Germany and England. We conclude that the amount of research being carried out on Eurasian grasslands is inadequate considering their high levels of biodiversity and vulnerability. We hope to encourage readers to address current major challenges, such as how to manage grasslands for the benefit of diverse taxa, to ensure that conservation initiatives concentrate on sites where there is good potential for success and for the generation of realistic and viable conservation strategies.
Qualitative research in super-diverse schools
Authors: Malsbary Christine Brigid
Published: August 2016

Super-diversity is an important social field of analysis, diversifying and deepening the current base of research in multicultural education, bilingual education and in transnationalism in education. Researching
Latino linguistic repertoires in an intensely-segregated Black and Latina/o high school: Is this super-diversity?
Authors: Martinez Danny C.
Published: August 2016

This article explores the communicative interactions of one Latino youth, Lorenzo, in an English Language Arts classroom located in an intensely-segregated Black and Latino urban community. While the larger city in which this school is located is known for its diverse cosmopolitan population characteristic of super-diversity, I argue that Lorenzo’s language practices index his socialization in contact zones shaped by Black and Latina/o cultural and linguistic practices. While sociolinguistic perspectives on super-diversity might offer an explanation for the repertoires of languages uttered by Lorenzo and his Black and Latina/o peers, the language practices explored are reflective of the cultural historical experiences of Lorenzo’s intensely-segregated community which have been practiced prior to any conceptualization of super-diversity. Drawing on super-diversity research, language ideological inquiry and language crossing and sharing scholarship, this article calls for further attention to the cultural historical past of Black and Latina/o communities in future discussions of super-diversity in the U.S.
What practices and ideologies support small-scale multilingualism? A case study of Warruwi Community, northern Australia
Authors: Singer Ruth , Harris Salome
Published: August 2016

At Warruwi, a remote Australian Indigenous community, people use a range of Indigenous languages on a daily basis. Adults speak three to eight Indigenous languages and these high levels of multilingualism are out of step with current trends which see most Australian Indigenous communities shifting to a single variety be it a variety of English, a contact variety or a traditional Indigenous language. The three Indigenous languages most widely spoken at Warruwi are quite dissimilar as they belong to separate language families. This article discusses three characteristics of language use at Warruwi that are likely to play a role in supporting the levels of multilingualism found there: the diversity of individual linguistic repertoires, receptive multilingual practices whereby interlocutors address one another in different languages and language ideologies that are quite different to those found elsewhere. Characteristics of multilingualism at Warruwi are compared with those reported for other communities with small-scale multilingualism. Francois’ (
Rethinking Boudon’s Cognitive Rationality in the Light of Mises’ Apriorism and Gadamer’s Hermeneutics
Authors: Di Iorio Francesco , Di Nuoscio Enzo
Published: August 2016

The purpose of this article is to show that Boudon’s explanation of action in terms of “good reasons” can be philosophically enriched by merging his methodological perspective with Mises’ praxeology and Gadamer’s hermeneutics. In order to develop our goal of merging Boudon’s approach with Mises’ and Gadamer’s, we will focus on two points. The first is the identification of the invariable structure of human action. Unlike Boudon, we suggest that the best way to establish this invariable structure, which makes the explanation of action possible, is not to refer to the controversial concept of “human nature,” but rather to use Mises’ praxeological analysis of the invariable logic which all actions have in common. The second point analyzed in this article is the temporal and cultural dimension of the interpretative process which individuals elaborate to develop their reasons. This point, which is related to hermeneutical philosophy and is not investigated in detail by Boudon, is largely discussed by Gadamer. In our opinion, merging Gadamer’s description of the interpretative process – a process that Gadamer calls “hermeneutical circle” – and Boudon’s sociology of “good reasons” is useful because, unlike Boudon, Gadamer clarifies the epistemological nature of the interpretative process as well as the reasons why this process – which is a trial and error process – allows us to understand the actions of people who belong to different cultures.
Environmental Monitoring Supported by Aerial Photography – a Case Study of the Burnt Down Bugac Juniper Forest, Hungary
Authors: Szatmári József , Tobak Zalán , Novák Zsolt
Published: August 2016

Wildfire poses a serious risk in several regions of the world threatening urban, agricultural areas and natural ecosystems as well. Nature conservation has important role to be prepared for the management of postfire environmental degradation and restoration for protected areas preserving valuable ecosystems. The improving temporal and spatial resolution of remote sensing and GIS methods significantly contributes to map the changes for accelerating management steps of restoration. In this study a severe wildfire and its impacts were assessed in case of a protected area of the Kiskunság National Park in Hungary, which was partly burnt down in 2012. The aim of this research was to efficiently and accurately assess the damages and to plan and execute the restoration works using remote sensing tools. Aerial data collection was performed one month, and one year after the fire. In 2014 the regenerated vegetation was surveyed and mapped in the field. Using the aerial photographs and the field data, the degree and extent of the fire damages, the types and the state of the vegetation and the presence and proportion of the invasive species were determined. Semi-automatic methods were used for the classification of completely, partially damaged and undamaged areas. Based on the results, the reforestation of the burnt area is suggested to prevent the overspreading of white poplar against common junipers and to clean the area from the most frequent invasive species. To monitor the regeneration of the vegetation and the spreading of the invasive species, further aerial photography and field campaigns are planned.