bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mobilities, aesthetics and civic engagement: Getting at-risk youth to look at their communities
Authors: Pariser David , Castro Juan Carlos , Lalonde Martin
Published: May 2016

This article describes a mobile media art curriculum for engaging at-risk students with their schooling and with civic engagement. The pilot study was conducted with at-risk youth who were seeking their high school diplomas. The curriculum encouraged participants to use mobile media in school and outside. Students examined aspects of their neighbourhoods and sometimes explored themes suggested by the workshop leader. Data consisted of participants’ images, their posts and interview responses. We noted that civic engagement grew out of participants’ initial interest in, and concern for, the formal, technical and aesthetic aspects of their images. Our participants recognized that, if an image is well made, it will be that much more effective in communicating its civic message. In this article, we will consider the primacy of the aesthetic as a promising principle for developing curricula that reorient at-risk youth.
Martin Crimp’s pulverized cities: Dislocation, places and theatre spaces
Authors: Clements Rachel
Published: May 2016

This article considers how Martin Crimp’s plays imagine and create space starting with his cities, and moving into his houses, as they appear in his playtexts and in production. Considering both original plays such as Attempts on Her Life (1997), The City (2008), Fewer Emergencies (2002/2005) and In the Republic of Happiness (2012) and his contemporary adaptation Cruel and Tender (2004) (after Sophocles’ Trachiniae), the article traces Crimp’s translations, transpositions, allusions and dislocations of space and particularly the circulation of the image of a city under siege. Reading these pulverized cities in tandem with some of the ideas about the ‘inferno’ from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities ([1972/1974] 1997), the article suggests that the creation of contested imaginary space opens up questions and possibilities for audiences of his plays.
Wild Rosa L. taxa of the National Nature Park ‘Podilskyi Tovtry’ (Podolian Hills, Western Ukraine)
Authors: Sołtys-Lelek Anna , Oliіar Halyna
Published: May 2016

The present paper discusses the wild roses of the National Nature Park ‘Podilskyi Tovtry’. The purpose of the work was to compile a full list of the wild Rosa taxa growing in the study area and present their distribution. Based on the field studies during the years 2009-2013 and published data, 20 taxa have been recorded, among them: 16 native species (including three hybrids with the rank of species), 2 anthropophytes and 2 hybrids. However, the taxonomical status of Rosa caryophyllacea Besser is not clear and species requires taxonomical revision. Three new rosa species for the Park were found during the studies. These are: Rosa micrantha, R. ×subcanina and R. ×subcollina. The list of the roses occurring in this area is still far away from being completed, therefore, further research is needed.
Spatial expansion pattern of black cherry Padus serotina Ehrh. in suburban zone of Białystok (NE Poland)
Authors: Wołkowycki Dan , Próchnicki Paweł
Published: May 2016

The object of the study is the distribution and spatial pattern of black cherry Padus serotina Ehrh. population and the impact of landscape structure on the expansion of this alien species in the suburban zone of the city, where the land-use has rapidly been transforming recently. The population of black cherry expands centrifugally, spreading from fringes of the city to outer zones of the agglomeration with more agricultural character. Individuals of P. serotina are distributed in clusters in this area. The maximum observed population density reaches 371/ha (mean 11.3/ha for colonized plots). The main factor influencing the landscape invasibility is cessation of agriculture. Although the first sources of spread of P. serotina are localities in forests, where 46% of the total number of individuals are concentrated, nevertheless, the largest group of juveniles (48%) was found on abandoned farmlands. Over 90% of all youngest individuals were recorded at a distance of up to 100 m from older ones. Chances of isolated occurrence are small and the probability of the colonization is strongly dependent on the occupation of adjacent areas by the species. Black cherry disperses, primarily, according to a spatial pattern of phalanxes, by occupying areas immediately adjacent to places previously colonized and then filling the available habitats. Long-distance dispersal seems to play a minor role for its expansion. Autocorrelation and diffusion models of spread should be taken into account in preventing further expansion of black cherry and planning conservation measures in natural protected areas.
Quality performance of laboratory testing in pharmacies: a collaborative evaluation
Authors: Zaninotto Martina , Miolo Giorgia , Guiotto Adriano , Marton Silvia , Plebani Mario
Published: May 2016

Background:

The quality performance and the comparability between results of pharmacies point-of-care-testing (POCT) and institutional laboratories have been evaluated.

Methods:

Eight pharmacies participated in the project: a capillary specimen collected by the pharmacist and, simultaneously, a lithium-heparin sample drawn by a physician of laboratory medicine for the pharmacy customers (n=106) were analyzed in the pharmacy and in the laboratory, respectively. Glucose, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, creatinine, uric acid, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, were measured using: Reflotron, n=5; Samsung, n=1; Cardiocheck PA, n=1; Cholestech LDX, n=1 and Cobas 8000. The POCT analytical performance only (phase 2) were evaluated testing, in pharmacies and in the laboratory, the lithium heparin samples from a female drawn fasting daily in a week, and a control sample containing high concentrations of glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides.

Results:

For all parameters, except triglycerides, the slopes showed a satisfactory correlation. For triglycerides, a median value higher in POCT in comparison to the laboratory (1.627 mmol/L vs. 0.950 mmol/L) has been observed. The agreement in the subjects classification, demonstrates that for glucose, 70% of the subjects show concentrations below the POCT recommended level (5.8–6.1 mmol/L), while 56% are according to the laboratory limit (<5.6 mmol/L). Total cholesterol exhibits a similar trend while POCT triglycerides show a greater percentage of increased values (21% vs. 9%). The reduction in triglycerides bias (phase 2) suggests that differences between POCT and central laboratory is attributable to a pre-analytical problem.

Conclusions:

The results confirm the acceptable analytical performance of POCT pharmacies and specific criticisms in the pre- and post-analytical phases.
Walking on thin ice of translation of terminology in legal settings
Authors: Matulewska Aleksandra
Published: May 2016

Translation in legal settings is an extremely complex process. Failure to adjust the target text to the communicative needs of the translation recipient is a serious source of problems. It often results from the existence of sets of terminology used only in one legal system in a given language variety. When rendering translations under the pressure of deadlines, translators frequently lack time to carry out extensive and time-consuming terminological inquiries and comparisons. Therefore, there is a need for the creation of parametrised terminology banks for the purpose of interlingual legal communication. The research hypothesis is put forward that parametrisation of legal terminology in respect of semantic and systemic relations at the intralingual and interlingual level may be a useful tool in organizing terminology for the purpose of legal translation. The scope of the research encompasses selected legal terminology from: Polish, British, American and European Union legal systems. The research methods used include: (i) the analysis of comparable texts, (ii) the method of axiomatization of legal linguistic reality, (iii) the terminological analysis of research material, (iv) the concept of adjusting the target text to the communicative needs and requirements of the community of recipients as well as (v) the analysis of pertinent literature.
Communication of an interpreter and fair trial under Nigerian criminal justice system
Authors: Michael C. Ogwezzy
Published: May 2016

It is established that certain constitutional safeguards are enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to ensure the fair trial of accused persons in criminal matters. A breach of any of the constitutional safeguards will vitiate a trial and may consequently nullify the entire proceeding depending on the degree of breach. It is argued in this paper that, English language is the official language of all the courts in Nigeria and if the language is not understood by the accused person standing trial in a criminal matter, an interpreter should be provided, failure upon that, their right to a fair trial would have been breached. Though the failure to provide an interpreter has always been treated as a matter of procedure and a conviction would not be disturbed on appeal except it can be shown that the failure to provide an interpreter led to miscarriage of justice. The author therefore intends of examine the “Communication of an interpreter and fair trial under Nigerian Criminal Justice System”. In this academic inquiry, a doctrinal approached involving the review of relevant scholarly literatures is adopted.
Justice, fairness and juridical perfectibility
Authors: Petrilli Susan
Published: May 2016

Aristotle had already underlined the importance of the relationship between justice and equity (a term I interpret as synonomous to fairness), which he analysed in great detail. Equity is the term which in the English translation of Aristotle’s works corresponds toepiekes(Greek). A starting point for my paper will be Aristotle’s considerations on the relationship between equity and justice. In English we have “equity,” “impartiality,” “fairness,” “equitableness”. Do we distinguish between these terms? is there any difference? In what follows I discuss equity, or better the relation between equity and justice, treating equity and fairness as the same thing. According to Aristotle equity and justice are neither completely the same nor generically different. If they are different either the just or the equitable is not good; or, if they are both good, they are the same (Aristotle,Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. V, Ch. 9, 10, p. 1019). Briefly, we could make the claim that equity (fairness) corrects the tendency that characterizes justice towards abstraction, impartiality and indifference, which in fact constitute the condition of possibility for justice to obtain. Equity opens to singularity, to unreplaceability, to uniqueness, shifting justice from the relation of indifference to the other, to the relation of unindifference to the other, to each and every other considered in his or her absolute unrepeatability.
Autonomous Industrial Vehicles: From the Laboratory to the Factory Floor
Authors: Bostelman Roger , Messina Elena
Published: May 2016

Description

Get 8 papers that detail perspectives from related standards efforts, industry needs, and cutting-edge research on automatic guided vehicles (AGVs). The authors discuss performance standards and benchmarks that can enable technology transfer from the laboratory to industry. These papers tackle the complexities of multiple AGVs operating in unstructured environments.

This book comprises expanded versions of selected papers presented at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) workshop. This research sets the stage by reviewing standards development for other mobile robot application domains, such as emergency response, and suggests approaches for tackling performance measurement for intelligent AGVs. The authors discuss examples of performance standards that could be used for vehicle navigation performance and for perception systems.

Automatic guided vehicles were one of the earliest applications for mobile robots. The first AGVs were deployed in the 1950s to transport materials in large facilities and warehouses. Mobile robot capabilities have advanced significantly in the past decades. General-purpose sensing, planning, communications, and control are paving the way for an era where the “A” stands for “autonomous.” This evolution in onboard intelligence has greatly expanded the potential scope of applications for AGVs; thus, ASTM has formed a new committee to develop these missing standards for measuring, describing, and characterizing performance for this new breed of AGVs. ASTM’s Committee F45 on Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles will standardize nomenclature and definitions of terms, and develop recommended practices, guides, test methods, specifications, and performance standards for AGVs.
Harmonization of Research and Development Activities Toward Standardization in the Automated Warehousing Systems
Authors: Kovačić Zdenko , Butler Michael , Lista Paolo , Vasiljević Goran , Draganjac Ivica , Miklić Damjan , Petrović Tamara , Petric Frano
Published: May 2016

In this chapter, we describe some ideas of robotic system standardization based on ongoing research and development processes in a European FP7 project named EC-SAFEMOBIL, which is focused on estimation and control technologies for safe, wireless, high-mobility cooperative systems. Strongly influenced by the European Commission, demand has been to commercialize as many project results as possible, EC-SAFEMOBIL researchers and developers needed some standards to follow for the main project application areas—unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and automated warehousing systems (AWS). Although many aspects of UAS are covered by adequate standards, this does not hold true for automated warehouses. In the given analysis of possible standardization of automated warehousing systems, we elaborate on ideas on how to overcome evident gaps between academic achievements and viable industry practice. Paying particular attention to process and development standards, as well as function-specific standards, we describe our view of reaching new standards in automated warehousing systems, particularly with a number of deployed automated guided vehicles (AGVs). This involves adopting or extending existing standards from other application areas (UAS), creating new ones, and defining standard benchmark tests. We have proposed a few benchmark scenarios for testing two system functionalities—marker-less indoor localization and distributed control.
ADMINISTRATORS’ ROLES IN TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TRAINING TRANSFER
Authors: Ismail Azman , Hua Ng Kueh , Ismail Yusof , Samah Ainon Jauhariah Abu , Bakar Rixal Abu , Ibrahim Nurshahira
Published: May 2016

An administrator plays a vital role in the growth and development of his/her subordinates. Despite this notion, the role of an administrator in the context of training programs and transfer of training is not well studied. Therefore, this study is set to examine the relationship between administrator’s role in training programs and training transfer. A survey method was utilized to gather 706 survey questionnaires from employees of local authorities of three cities in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The results of SmartPLS path model analysis confirmed that the ability of administrators to properly implement support, communication and assignment in planning and implementing training programs has been an important predictor of training transfer in the studied organization. Further, this study provides discussion, implications and conclusion.
ANALYSIS OF PERCEIVED QUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICE
Authors: Murwatiningsih Murwatiningsih
Published: May 2016

This study aims to determine the descriptive overview of the quality of education services consisting. The location of this research was at the Economics Faculty of Semarang State University, and the object of the study was student at semester VII of the Economics Faculty. The population of this study was 620 students in the academic year of 2014/2015. Proportional cluster ranom sampling technique was utilized to get 186 samples. The method of collecting data using questionnaires, whereas method of data analysis using non-parametric statistics (descriptive percentages).The result shows that the quality of education services, which can be seen from the dimensions of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, responsiveness, creativity, productivity, academic abilities, empathy, and appearance, are perceived well by students. However, this result has not optimal yet, especially on the dimensions of relevance, efficiency and effectiveness.
THE EFFECTS OF SERVICE QUALITY, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, TRUST, AND PERCEIVED VALUE TOWARDS CUSTOMER LOYALTY
Authors: Tanisah Tanisah , Maftukhah Ida
Published: May 2016

This purpose of the research is to examine the effects of service quality, customer satisfaction, trust, and perceived value towards customer loyalty in KJKS BMT Bondho Tumoto Semarang. The sample was taken by using incidental sampling techniques and it had 98 customers. The data was analyzed by multiple linier regressions. Test results in partial show that service quality, trust and perceived value gave positive and significant effect towards customers’ loyalty. In contrast, customer satisfaction did not have significant effect towards customers’ loyalty. Then, simultaneous testing show that service quality, customer satisfaction, trust and perceived value gave significant effects towards customers’ loyalty. This study found that from those variables, trust variable gave the biggest effect towards customers’ loyalty.
STRATEGI PENGELOLAAN NON PERFORMING LOAN (NPL) BANK UMUM YANG GO PUBLIC
Authors: Riyadi Selamet , Iqbal Muhammad , Lauren Novia
Published: May 2016

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh capital adequacy ratio, total aset, loan to deposit ratio, kualitas aktiva produktif dan biaya operasional terhadap pendapatan operasional terhadap non performing loan pada Bank Umum di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode tahun 2007sampai dengan tahun 2014. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 10 Bank Umum di BEI. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode regresi data panel dengan efek random. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa capital adequacy ratio, loan to deposit ratio, kualitas aktiva produktif dan biaya operasional terhadap pendapatan operasional berpengaruh signifikan terhadap non performing loan, sedangkan variabel total aset tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap non performing loan. Model efek random layak digunakan untuk mengestimasi pengaruh capital adequacy ratio, total aset, loan to deposit ratio, kualitas aktiva produktif dan biaya operasional terhadap pendapatan operasional terhadap non performing loan.
THE EFFECT OF BANK IMAGE AND TRUST ON LOYALITY MEDIATED BY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Authors: Sumadi Sumadi , Soliha Euis
Published: May 2016

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the bank’s image and trust on customer satisfaction, as well as the effect of the image of the bank, trust, and satisfaction on customer loyalty. The study used sample of 100 people who were taken by purposive sampling technique. This research utilized multiple linear regression analysis and path analysis. Based on the hypothesis test, the results show that the image of the bank was significantly has positive effect on customer satisfaction, but trust has no significant effect on customer satisfaction. In addition, the bank’s image has no significant effect on customer loyalty. Moreover, trust and customer satisfaction significantly have positive effect on customer loyalty. Mediation test shows that customer satisfaction mediates the effect of the bank’s image on customer loyalty and customer satisfaction does not mediate trust on customer loyalty.
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Targeting cAMP/PKA pathway for glycemic control and type 2 diabetes therapy
Authors: Yang Haihua , Yang Linghai
Published: May 2016

In mammals, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is an intracellular second messenger that is usually elicited by binding of hormones and neurotransmitters to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). cAMP exerts many of its physiological effects by activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), which in turn phosphorylates and regulates the functions of downstream protein targets including ion channels, enzymes, and transcription factors. cAMP/PKA signaling pathway regulates glucose homeostasis at multiple levels including insulin and glucagon secretion, glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis and breakdown, gluconeogenesis, and neural control of glucose homeostasis. This review summarizes recent genetic and pharmacological studies concerning the regulation of glucose homeostasis by cAMP/PKA in pancreas, liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissues, and brain. We also discuss the strategies for targeting cAMP/PKA pathway for research and potential therapeutic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).
AIM Data Services
Authors: Scholz Michael , Schubert Lucas
Published: May 2016

AIM Data Services as a virtual facility provides virtual 3D reference tracks for simulation applications in the domain of automotive and railway systems. It offers tools for management and analysis of experiment data and a platform for survey and processing of vehicle data in the public transport domain. Collected spatial data is bundled in a database cluster and published through common web mapping interfaces.
Bilateral Pneumothorax Post Insertion of Intracardiac Defibrillator, a Rare Condition, Risk Factors and Prevention
Authors: Ayati Maryam , Divakara Menon Syamkumar , Morillo Carlos A , Healey Jeffrey , Connolly Stuart J ,   Arrhythmia & Pacing Service, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,   Arrhythmia & Pacing Service, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,   Arrhythmia & Pacing Service, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,   Arrhythmia & Pacing Service, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,   Arrhythmia & Pacing Service, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Published: May 2016

The implantation cardiac rhythm management devices is rising annually. The two known common complications of these devices, infection and pneumothorax, occur in 1.2% and 0.6% of patients, respectively. Pneumothorax is usually seen in the ipsilateral part of implantation however in some rare cases this will be seen in the contralateral part. Despite using cephalic vein cutdown or venogram assisted puncture of axillary vein to reduce this complication, pneumothorax remains the one of the most morbid complications post implant. In this article a rare case of bilateral pneumothorax will be presented and discussed.
La economía de León en Europa (1986-2011): sector de tecnología de la información y la comunicación en León
Authors: Abril David
Published: May 2016

La evolución de las TIC (Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación) en todo el mundo ha sido vital y exponencial durante las últimas décadas. En la provincia de León el sector nació en 1986 y ha tenido una gran evolución hasta nuestros días. Actualmente es uno de los sectores principales y más importantes por su carácter transversal.  El objetivo de este artículo es delimitar el sector y describir su evolución con el fin de entender el desarrollo que ha tenido hasta nuestros días y su importante situación actual. Además de señalar aquellas organizaciones que ayudan a su promoción y una exposición de sus fortalezas y debilidades.

The IT evolution in the world has been essential and exponential during the last decades. In the province of León the IT sector was born in 1986 and it has been a great evolution to nowadays. Now IT is one of the main sectors because its cross-sector nature. The main goal of this paper is to delimite the sector in the province of León and the evolution of the sector in order to understand the development and the importance of the IT sector to our days. Besides to point out the supporting organizations of the sector and explain the strengths and weaknesses of it.
El sector del transporte en León. Infraestructuras y servicios
Authors: Alvarez Folgueras Cristina
Published: May 2016

En este trabajo se concretan, para la provincia de León, las principales características del transporte, tanto en cuanto a las infraestructuras de las que dispone como a los servicios que ofrece. Revisamos la evolución de las inversiones realizadas en el sector ferroviario, de transporte por carretera y por avión, con especial atención a las responsabilidades de cada Administración y a las previsiones futuras basadas en distintos Planes de Infraestructuras  e Informes. En la última parte del trabajo abordamos el impacto de los servicios de transporte en la provincia, tanto en términos de Valor Añadido como en términos de Empleo y repasamos diversos indicadores que, indirectamente, informan de la evolución del sector. Finalmente, se aborda la estructura geográfica de las principales relaciones del transporte leonés con otras provincias.

In this work we specified, for the province of Leon, the main features of transport, both in terms of infrastructure as in terms of services offered. We review the evolution of investments in the railway sector, the road transport and the transport by air, with special attention to the responsibilities of each Administration and to the future projections based on different Infrastructure Plans and Reports. In the last part of the paper we address the impact of transport services in the province, both in terms of value added and in terms of employment and review several indicators that indirectly informed of the sector’s performance. Finally, the geographical structure of the main transport relations of Leon with other provinces are also addressed.
La economía de León en Euroa: 1986-2011. El sistema sanitario
Authors: Gutiérrez López Cristina
Published: May 2016

El derecho a la protección de la salud reconocido por la Constitución Española dota al sistema sanitario de especial importancia. Sin embargo, las últimas reformas ponen en riesgo el modelo de sanidad universal, afectado por los recortes en la financiación, el envejecimiento de la población y una creciente demanda asistencial.
El artículo resume los rasgos principales del Sistema Nacional de Salud, las características de su gestión y el modelo de financiación sanitario derivado del traspaso de competencias a las Comunidades Autónomas. Asimismo, para el caso de León se plantean los datos más relevantes en términos de recursos y gasto sanitario en los últimos 25 años.

The right to have an adequate level of health protection is recognized by the Spanish Constitution, giving the health system a special status. Nevertheless, the latest reforms threaten our universal health system, affected by recent cuts in government financing, population ageing and an increasing demand for these services.
The article summarizes the main aspects of the Health National System, as well as their management features, and the financing model as a consequence of the powers transferred to the Autonomous regions. Futhermore, the case of the province of León is analysed through the more significant aspects in terms of resources and expenditures in the last 25 years.
Zinc nanoparticles induced brain lesions and behavioral changesin Tilapia nilotica and Tilapia. zillii
Authors: Afifi Mohamed , Zinada Osama A. Abu , Ali Haytham , Couderchet Michel
Published: May 2016

In this study, the induced behavioral changes and neuropathology of prolonged exposure to high doses of Zinc nanoparticles (Zn-NPs) in two species of tilapia, T. nilotica and T. zilli. was investigated. Fish that were treated with 2000 μg Zn-NPs/L showed severe degenerative changes and vacuolation in the neuropil, particularly of the optic tectum, with congestion of the blood vessels of both the cerebral cortex and the meninx primitive. Loss of the Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum was noticed as well. Fish showed behavioral changes that included loss of equilibrium, slower movement and swimming sideways. No significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed between T. nilotica and T. zilli in behavioral or pathological changes. The results highlighted the Zn-NPs neurotoxicity and its accompanied neuropathology and related behavioral changes in fish. More caution is needed during the usage of Zn-NPs to avoid possible deleterious impacts on human and animal health.
Effect of replacing fish meal and ground nut cake by doc soya on weight gain, digestibility and blood biochemical profiles in growing pigs
Authors: Kumar Hemant , Kumar Basant , Singh S. K.
Published: May 2016

The present study was carried out on 36 growing piglets to evaluate the possibility of soybean meal as protein source in place of fish meal (FM) and ground nut cake (GNC) in feed mixture. The diets were prepared by replacing the 100% FM by DOC Soya (T2) and 100% replacing both FM and GNC by DOC soya (T3) of basal diet (T1). Significantly higher daily weight gain in growing piglet during the experimental period of 91 days was recorded in T3 (0.46±0.04 kg) and T2 (0.43±0.04 kg) than T1 (0.35±0.04 kg). CP and NFE digestibility were higher in group T3 followed by T2 and T1, the value being 67.00 and 75.60%, 74.76 and 80.81% and 78.89 and 84.83%, respectively. The balances of N, Ca and P were in positive direction and were higher in T3 than T2 and lowest in T1. Hematological indices were also higher in T3 followed by T2 and T1.
Genetic analysis of quantitative traits in cowpea [vigna unguiculata (L.) walp.] using six parameter genetic model
Authors: Singh Anand , Singh Y. V. , Sharma Asheesh , Visen Amit , Singh Mithilesh Kumar , Singh Surendra
Published: May 2016

Generation Mean Analysis was carried out using six basic generations in 3 different crosses of cowpea to determine suitable breeding methods. For most of the studied traits, additive, dominance, additive x additive, additive x dominance and dominance x dominance effects were significant. Additive effect significantly contributed for days to 1st flowering and seed yield per plant. Dominance effect was significant for the incidence of cowpea mosaic virus in family 1, while for pod maturity in family 2. Additive x dominance type of interaction contributed significantly for days to 1st flowering, days to pod maturity and seed yield per hectare. Duplicate type of epistasis was observed for days to 1st flowering and incidence of cowpea mosaic virus in family 1, number of pods per plant and pod length in family 2 and 3. The findings suggested that pureline, pedigree and recurrent selection could be followed in cowpea improvement.
FHSI: Toward More Human-Consistent Color Representation
Authors: Shamoi Pakizar ,   Department of Information Systems Management, Kazakh-British Technical University, Inoue Atsushi , Kawanaka Hiroharu ,   Department of Computer Science, Eastern Washington University,   Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University
Published: May 2016

In this paper, we propose a novel approach toward the development of a perceptual color space, FHSI, which stands for “Fuzzy HSI," because it is based on the fuzzification of the well-known HSI color space. FHSI represents a set of fuzzy colors obtained by partitioning the gamut of feasible colors in the HSI model corresponding to standardized linguistic tags. In fact, color categorization was performed on the basis of personal judgments of humans collected by way of an online survey. This approach helps to significantly enhance color matching and similarity searches by producing more intuitive and human-consistent output for users. The introduced method has potential for use in various color image applications involving query processing, for example, in the coordination of online apparel shopping.
Qualitative Research in Communication. Introductory Remarks
Authors: Fernández-Ardèvol Mireia , Daba-Buzoianu Corina , Ivan Loredana
Published: May 2016

Questions regarding communication practices in everyday interactions and how people attribute meanings to the communication acts are issues frequently addressed by social-science researchers and practitioners. Qualitative research may reveal possible answers, as it tends to be concerned with meanings (Willig, 2013). This approach can also contribute to addressing social problems from a perspective that might complement other methodological approaches.
Researching emotional labour among Public Relations consultants in the UK: a social phenomenological approach
Authors: Yeomans Liz
Published: May 2016

‘Social phenomenology’ (Schütz, 1970; 1978) and its concept of the ‘lifeworld’ has received limited attention in the research methods literature. Few contemporary researchers, with the exception of Aspers (2006a; 2006b; 2009) and Svensson (2007) have developed procedures for undertaking social phenomenological research in occupational settings.

I developed a social phenomenological approach to explore, from an emotional labour perspective, how public relations (PR) consultants experienced, practised and understood their everyday interactions with clients, colleagues and journalists (Hochschild, 1983). If emotion is understood as a relational practice, the analysis of socially-constructed discourse is essential to access emotional meaning structures within occupational cultures such as public relations.

I adopted an iterative analytical process whereby I interviewed, twice, a sample of six participants. From transcript analysis I produced a ‘description of practice’ document for participants to check (Aspers, 2006a; 2009). ‘Bracketing’ (Husserl, 1963/1913) involved writing self-memos throughout the research process, and finally, a self-reflexive account. Thematic analysis of findings resulted in a rich understanding of emotion management and identity work in public relations.

This paper demonstrates that an iterative and reflexive analytical process that involves participants in cocreating social reality, is a compelling approach to understand the ‘lifeworld’ of social actors in occupational settings.
Who is responsible for the team’s results? Media framing of sports actors’ responsibility in major sports competitions
Authors: Dumitriu Diana Luiza
Published: May 2016

Media are no longer just a witness to sports events, facilitating our access to them, but have become the most powerful judging platform for sports competitions, serving as a guide for their interpretation and evaluation. The present study focuses on media framing of sports actors’ responsibility when it comes to major sports competitions. Who is responsible for the team’s performance and results?

In analysing media discourse, framing effects of sports events coverage will be examined from two inter-correlated dimensions, textually and visually. Based on an event-related corpus of on-line press articles from four national newspapers, this case study covers two major sports events: 2010 European Women’s Handball Championship and 2011 World Women’s Handball Championship.

The discursive analysis of the press articles shows that, if winning competitive settings favour the emergence of a personification effect, building up sports heroes on both textual and visual dimensions, the responsibility of failure is rather diffused towards a collective referent. However, the visual component of press articles, along with the indirect strategy of addressing the responsibility issue throughout reported speech techniques, works as an alternative to the personification effect.
Ammonia nitrogen removal from acetylene purification wastewater from a PVC plant by struvite precipitation
Authors: Zhu Lei , Dong DeMing , Hua XiuYi , Guo ZhiYong , Liang DaPeng
Published: May 2016

Acetylene purification wastewater (APW) usually contains high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (NH4-N), which is generated during the production of acetylene in a polyvinylchloride manufacturing plant. In this study, a struvite precipitation method was selected to remove NH4-N from the APW. Laboratory-scale batch experiments were performed to investigate the effects of the initial APW pH, phosphate (PO43−) concentration, magnesium (Mg2+) concentration, and sources of PO43− and Mg2+ on NH4-N removal. The results indicated that the initial APW pH had a significant effect on the removal of NH4-N, while the other factors had relatively minor effect. The NH4-N could be effectively removed at an optimum initial APW pH of 9.5, when Na2HPO4·12H2O and MgSO4·7H2O were both applied to NH4-N at a ratio of 1.2. Under these conditions, the efficiency of removal of NH4-N, total nitrogen and chemical oxygen demand were 85%, 84% and 18%, respectively. The X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the precipitates were dominated by struvite. The scanning electron microscopy analysis of the precipitates showed a typical morphology of stick-like and prismatic crystals with coarse surface. The energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis indicated that the precipitates contained P, O, Mg and Ca.
Simultaneous Bioreduction of Multiple Oxidized Contaminants Using a Membrane Biofilm Reactor
Authors: Li Haixiang , Lin Hua , Xu Xiaoyin , Jiang Minmin , Chang Chein‐Chi , Xia Siqing
Published: May 2016

This study tests a hydrogen‐based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) to investigate simultaneous bioreduction of selected oxidized contaminants, including nitrate (‐N), sulfate (), bromate (), chromate (Cr(VI)) and para‐chloronitrobenzene (p‐CNB). The experiments demonstrate that MBfR can achieve high performance for contaminants bioreduction to harmless or immobile forms in 240 days, with a maximum reduction fluxes of 0.901 g ‐N/m2·d, 1.573 g /m2·d, 0.009 g /m2·d, 0.022 g Cr(VI)/m2·d, and 0.043 g p‐CNB/m2·d. Increasing H2 pressure and decreasing influent surface loading enhanced removal efficiency of the reactor. Flux analysis indicates that nitrate and sulfate reductions competed more strongly than , Cr(VI) and p‐CNB reduction. The average H2 utilization rate, H2 flux, and H2 utilization efficiency of the reactor were 0.026 to 0.052 mg H2/cm3·d, 0.024 to 0.046 mg H2/cm2·d, and 97.5% to 99.3% (nearly 100%). Results show the hydrogen‐based MBfR may be suitable for removing multiple oxidized contaminants in drinking water or groundwater.
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Nasal Obstruction: A Survey of Practice Patterns
Authors: Kohlberg Gavriel D. , Stewart Michael G. , Ward Robert F. , April Max M.
Published: May 2016

Background

Inferior turbinate (IT) hypertrophy and adenoid hypertrophy are both causes of pediatric nasal obstruction.

Objective

The purpose of this survey was to study nasal obstruction evaluation and management among pediatric otolaryngologists with respect to IT and adenoid hypertrophy.

Methods

A questionnaire with embedded clinical videos was sent electronically to American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology members.

Results

A total of 435 questionnaires were sent, and 75 were completed. Respondents were presented with scenarios that involved a 7-year-old child with nasal obstruction unresponsive to medical therapy, and the respondents were asked to choose a surgical plan, either IT reduction, adenoidectomy, or combined IT reduction and adenoidectomy. Three questions described the extent of IT and adenoid obstruction in text form, although three questions included a video of the child's nasal endoscopy. In questions with perceived or stated IT hypertrophy, the respondents chose to perform IT reduction significantly more frequently when the perceived or stated adenoid hypertrophy was less severe (p < 0.0001 for video and p = 0.039 for written questions).

Conclusion

The decision to perform IT reduction in children is inversely related to the extent of adenoid hypertrophy. Future studies on pediatric IT surgery should include objective descriptions of the IT and adenoid in study subjects.
Locally Grown, Natural Ingredients? The Isotope Ratio Can Reveal a Lot!
Authors: Rossier Joël S. , Maury Valérie , Pfammatter Elmar
Published: May 2016

This communication gives an overview of selected isotope analyses applied to food authenticity assessment. Different isotope ratio detection technologies such as isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) and cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) are briefly described. It will be explained
how ?18O of water contained in fruits and vegetables can be used to assess their country of production. It will be explained why asparagus grown in Valais, in the centre of the Alps carries much less heavy water than asparagus grown closer to the sea coast. On the other hand,
the use of ?13C can reveal whether a product is natural or adulterated. Applications including honey or sparkling wine adulteration detection will be briefly presented.
Microwave solvothermal synthesis and characterization of manganese-doped ZnO nanoparticles
Authors: Wojnarowicz Jacek , Mukhovskyi Roman , Pietrzykowska Elzbieta , Kusnieruk Sylwia , Mizeracki Jan , Lojkowski Witold
Published: May 2016

Mn-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by using the microwave solvothermal synthesis (MSS) technique. The nanoparticles were produced from a solution of zinc acetate dihydrate and manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate using ethylene glycol as solvent. The content of Mn2+ in Zn1−xMnxO ranged from 1 to 25 mol %. The following properties of the nanostructures were investigated: skeleton density, specific surface area (SSA), phase purity (XRD), lattice parameters, dopant content, average particle size, crystallite size distribution, morphology. The average particle size of Zn1−xMnxO was determined using Scherrer’s formula, the Nanopowder XRD Processor Demo web application and by converting the specific surface area results. X-ray diffraction of synthesized samples shows a single-phase wurtzite crystal structure of ZnO without any indication of additional phases. Spherical Zn1−xMnxO particles were obtained with monocrystalline structure and average particle sizes from 17 to 30 nm depending on the content of dopant. SEM images showed an impact of the dopant concentration on the morphology of the nanoparticles.
Évolution des caractéristiques prosodiques du langage adressé aux enfants entre 6 et 10 mois
Authors: Martel Karine , Aguert Marc
Published: May 2016

Les propriétés prosodiques du langage adressé à l’enfant influencent la perception de la langue maternelle par les bébés dès la naissance. Afin d’étudier l’évolution de ces propriétés, des échantillons de paroles de mères adressées à des enfants ont été recueillis à deux périodes de l’acquisition du langage : au début et à la fin du babillage canonique. Cent soixante phrases, réparties en deux catégories de modalités : déclarative versus interrogative, ont été sélectionnées pour un test de perception auprès d’adultes et analysées acoustiquement. Les résultats mettent en évidence que les mères adaptent leur prosodie en fonction de l’âge de l’enfant, notamment quand elles produisent des questions. Le débit est en effet significativement plus lent quand les enfants ont 6 mois versus 10 mois, et les variations d’intonation se produisent à des niveaux de fréquences plus élevés.
La compréhension des hyperboles ironiques à 10 ans : le rôle de la prosodie et du lexique
Authors: Aguert Marc , Martel Karine
Published: May 2016

L’utilisation de l’hyperbole favorise la compréhension de l’ironie chez l’adulte en accentuant l’écart entre ce qui est dit et la réalité décrite (Kreuz, Roberts, 1995). Parce que ce procédé se réalise à la fois à l’aide de la prosodie et du lexique, il permet de comparer le rôle respectif de ces deux indices dans la compréhension de l’ironie chez l’enfant. Les deux expériences présentées ont mobilisé 64 enfants de 10 ans. De petits scénarios comprenant un énoncé ironique leur ont été présentés, suivis d’une question de compréhension. Trois principaux résultats ont été mis en évidence et discutés. D’abord, l’hyperbole favorise la compréhension de l’ironie à 10 ans. Ensuite, les indices – prosodie et lexique – sont peu efficaces isolément ; c’est leur interaction qui garantit une compréhension optimale. Enfin, la prosodie n’a pas obligatoirement à être produite dans une intention ironique pour favoriser la compréhension de l’ironie.
Le développement de la prosodie dans le syndrome de Williams et le syndrome de Down chez des enfants de langue anglaise
Authors: Stojanovik Vesna , Setter Jane , Lacroix Agnès
Published: May 2016

L’objectif de cette recherche est d’étudier le profil développemental de trois aspects de la fonction de prosodie : émotion, focalisation et fin de phrase chez des enfants porteurs 1˚ du syndrome de Williams et 2˚ du syndrome de Down en les comparant à des enfants de langue anglaise ayant un développement normal. Les tâches utilisées sont une partie de la batterie informatisée, Profiling Elements of Prosody for Speech Communication . Des trajectoires développementales mettant en lien l’âge chronologique, l’âge mental non verbal et les fonctions de la prosodie (émotion, focalisation et fin de phrase) ont été construites. Les résultats montrent des profils atypiques dans les deux populations cliniques. Cependant, les profils sont atypiques pour des raisons différentes, suggérant des trajectoires développementales différentes pour acquérir la prosodie dans ces deux populations.
Moyen-Orient : exigence scientifique, urgence citoyenne
Authors: Bozarslan Hamit
Published: May 2016

Une clarification historique sur la fragmentation des sociétés du Moyen-Orient invite à un sursaut citoyen.
Les attentats-suicides et le martyre dans les traditions musulmanes
Authors: Heine Peter , Schlegel Jean-Louis
Published: May 2016

Les terroristes sont-ils des martyrs ? Selon le Coran, les martyrs sont d’abord les témoins de la foi. Pour récompense, ils échappent à « l’effroi de la tombe » et goûtent la paix du paradis. Les savants condamnent les attentats, mais restent inaudibles.
Sexualité et respectabilité des femmes : la SlutWalk et autres (re)configurations morales, éthiques et politiques
Authors: Mercier Élisabeth
Published: May 2016

En 2011, une première SlutWalk fut organisée pour protester contre la culpabilisation des victimes de viol et l’humiliation des femmes sur la base de leur sexualité. Les tactiques de la SlutWalk axées sur la réappropriation positive du mot « salope » ont fait l’objet de nombreuses critiques, notamment au sein des cercles féministes. Cet article cherche à saisir les manières par lesquelles la SlutWalk et la polémique qui l’entoure réarticulent des débats, stratégies et rapports de pouvoir qui ont cours depuis longtemps au sein des féminismes et ailleurs dans le champ social, tout en participant à reconfigurer les normes de la sexualité et de la respectabilité des femmes dans la conjoncture actuelle. La première partie propose une contextualisation de la SlutWalk telle qu’elle s’inscrit dans différentes lignées d’actions féministes. La seconde présente une analyse critique des discours produits autour de la SlutWalk et discute les effets de ces discours en termes de normalisation sexuelle et de régulation morale, éthique et politique des femmes.
Luttes féministes autour du consentement
Authors: Quéré Lucile
Published: May 2016

L’étude des mobilisations françaises de l’année 2014-2015 autour de la gynécologie permet d’interroger les différentes manières dont les mouvements féministes se sont saisis de la notion de consentement. Théorisé par les féministes à propos de la sexualité, le consentement est apparu comme un des principes fondateurs d’une morale sexuelle féministe. Les mouvements de 2014, portés par des militantes de la cause des femmes, (ré)introduisent cette notion dans le cabinet médical, et l’appliquent notamment à l’interaction gynécologique. Cela leur permet d’utiliser la loi française de 2002 sur les droits des patient·e·s comme un outil de politisation du cabinet gynécologique et de remise en cause des pratiques et des discours des soignant·e·s à l’égard des femmes.