bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Cardiotocography Findings in Pregnancy with Less Fetal Movement and Its Association with Perinatal Outcome
Authors: Salma Ummay , Jabeen Mahe , Shimul Sabiha , Akhter Dilruba
Published: February 2018

Less fetal movement affects perinatal outcome. To examine association between antenatal CTG findings and perinatal outcome in women with less fetal movement. This prospective observational study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kumudini Women's Medical College and Hospital, Mirzapur, Tangail over a period of six months from January 2015 to June 2015. It included 100 pregnant women after 34 weeks of gestation. They underwent a cardiotocogram (CTG) test. Data were collected by face-to-face interview, observation and document review. The mean age of the women was 24.37±4.62 (SD) years and mean gestational age was 38.48±2.15 weeks. In this study, 82.0% of the cases presented at term pregnancy, 42.0% of the women were primi gravida and rest falls between 2nd to 4th gravida. Normal vaginal delivery was in 59.0% cases and rest were undergone caesarean sections (41.0%). Late deceleration with decreased variability was (23.5%) most common. Incidence of low birth weight was 16.0% & macrosomia was 5.0%. Birth asphyxia was found in 52.0% cases, 49.0% needed immediate resuscitation, 35.0% were admitted into neonatal unit and early neonatal death was 8.0%. Birth asphyxia was significantly higher in non-reassuring [37(72.5%)] than reassuring [15(30.6%)] on CTG. Incidence of low birth weight was higher in non-reassuring [11(21.6%)] than in reassuring [5(10.2%)] on CTG (p>0.05). Early neonatal death was more in respondents with non-reassuring [5(9.8%)] on CTG than reassuring [3(6.1%)] on CTG (p>0.05). Twenty six (51.0%) neonatal of the non-reassuring were admitted into neonatal unit whereas only 9 (18.4%) neonatal of the reassuring were admitted into neonatal unit. It can be concluded that CTG may be the first line investigation for ante and intrapartum fetal assessment.Medicine Today 2018 Vol.30(1): 19-22
Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS) Presenting as a Malignant Tumour
Authors: Islam Md Rafiqul , Ali Md Showkat , Azam SM Golam
Published: February 2018

Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome is a condition in which there is presence of Mullerian duct structures (uterus, fallopian tube, vagina etc.) in an otherwise phenotypically, as well as genotypically, normal man. This patient usually presents with unilateral or bilateral cryptorchidism associated with inguinal hernia and ectopic testis. There is the chance of developing malignancy in ectopic testis (incidence being 15%), as well as infertility in case of bilateral cryptorchidism. Our patient suffers from PMDS presents with malignant tumour. The aim of the presentation of this case is to draw the attention in case of unilateral or bilateral cryptorchidism associated with or without inguinal hernia; the possibility of PMDS should be kept in mind to prevent infertility as well as malignancy.Medicine Today 2018 Vol.30(1): 38-40
L'Arriasse à Vic-le-Fesq, Gard : un habitat du début du premier Age du fer et ses silos
Authors: Dedet Bernard , Pène Jean-Michel
Published: February 2018

The Arriasse valley has yielded the remains of two silo-pits for grain from the beginning of the Early Iron Age, anterior to the intervention of Greek and Etruscan trade in the region. The structures were filled in by detritus coming from the habitat settled nearby, of which no other traces remain. Their capacity appears to indicate the use by a family rather than a community. These dug-in silos are the oldest discovered in eastern Languedoc up till now. They confirm the idea that the use of this type of long-term storage of grain does not directly depend on a particular demand for cereals by the first Etruscan and Greek merchants.
Aramon (Gard). La nécropole du Ier siècle avant notre ère
Authors: Genty Pierre-Yves , Feugère Michel , Gardeisen Armelle , Janin Thierry , Richard Jean-Claude
Published: February 2018

Fouillée en 1975, la nécropole du Paradis à Aramon n'a pu être explorée que partiellement ; les douze ensembles sépulcraux disponibles aujourd'hui constituent néanmoins un jalon de première importance pour l'archéologie funéraire de la Gaule méridionale. Une tombe à incinération de la première moitié du Ier s. de notre ère fouillée au nord d'Aramon est également décrite par la même occasion. Datées du deuxième quart du Ier s. av. J.-C. au premier quart du Ier s. de notre ère, les tombes du Paradis font ici l'objet d'une analyse détaillée, tant du point de vue des pratiques funéraires (apparition progressive d'un dépôt d'os brûlés prélevé sur le bûcher, évolution des classes de mobilier d'offrande) que sous l'aspect chrono-culturel : fonction des différents objets déposés dans la sépulture , critères de choix et implications sociales . Considérée comme un miroir de l'agglomération qui occupait la hauteur voisine et s'étendait sans doute au pied du massif, à l'emplacement de la ville médiévale et moderne, la nécropole d'Aramon apporte les premiers éléments d'appréciation sur la romanisation de cette communauté rhodanienne dans le courant du Ier s. avant notre ère.
La diffusion des meules dans la vallée de l'Hérault à l'époque protohistorique et l'identification microtexturale des basaltes
Authors: Reille Jean-Louis
Published: February 2018

Quelques meules basaltiques de l'oppidum protohistorique de la Ramasse (moyenne vallée de l'Hérault, Languedoc central) ont fait l'objet d'une analyse pétrographique détaillée, en vue de déterminer leur provenance. La comparaison des microtextures qu'on y observe avec celles des basaltes du littoral et de la vallée de l'Hérault, a permis la caractérisation des sites de production. Ainsi, les meules du type va-et-vient sont taillées dans un même basalte local (coulée de Lacoste). En revanche, les meules rotatives sont des produits d'importation. Contre toute attente, leur matériau constitutif ne provient pas du Cap d'Agde mais du volcan de Saint Thibéry, où l'on peut envisager l'existence d'un centre de production indigène jusque là insoupçonné.

A partir de la caractérisation pétrographique de l'ensemble des sources régionales, une étude globale de la diffusion spatiale des meules en basalte, à diverses époques, paraît envisageable pour la Gaule méditerranéenne.
La sépulture protohistorique de la Calade du Castellet à Fontvieille (B.-du-Rh.)
Authors: Mahieu Éric
Published: February 2018

The tomb of the Calade du Castellet, discovered when the gas pipeline "Artère du Midi" was laid by Gaz de France, has yielded new data on the localization and construction of the late Bronze tombs, otherwise little known in the Provence. The tomb is situated near the edge of the marsh of les Baux ; it consists of a well-joined coffering with a bottom of flat stones and a cover of big blocks that may initially have formed a saddle roof. The uncovered skeleton, resting on the bottom stones, is that of a man lying face downward ; among the accompanying objects is a bronze pin.
La poterne de l'oppidum d'Entremont
Authors: Paillet Jean-Louis , Sourisseau Jean-Christophe
Published: February 2018

The postern from the Entremont oppidum.

The authors present the results of an archaeological and architectural study of the converted postern in the rampart, which surrounded the northern and eastern extension of the settlement from the middle of the second century BC. Two major phases are brought to light. In its oldest phase, the passage was only about 1.3 m wide, with a flight of 21 steps giving access to the door for which we have found the post-hole designed to receive the shaft. This phase was then destroyed and the passage obstructed. The second phase is characterised by the reopening and enlarging of the postern.
Voie et habitat protohistoriques de Peyrouse à Marguerittes (Gard) (Ve siècle avant notre ère)
Authors: Py Michel , Vignaud Alain
Published: February 2018

Une fouille préventive réalisée en 1995 a mis au jour d'importants vestiges de la Préhistoire récente et de l'âge du Fer en bordure de la plaine de la Vistrenque, près de Marguerittes, à l'est de Nîmes. Parmi les restes protohistoriques, on retiendra surtout la présence d'une voie linéaire empierrée, explorée sur une vingtaine de mètres de longueur. Ornières et recharges montrent une relativement longue utilisation de cet axe de circulation que les chercheurs situent, au vu des mobiliers analysés, dans la première moitié du Ve s. av. n. è.
Un ustrinum du deuxième âge du Fer à Ensérune (Nissan-lez-Ensérune, Hérault)
Authors: Jallet Frédéric , Janin Thierry , Marchand Georges , Orliac Daniel , Poupet Pierre , Schwaller Martine
Published: February 2018

Established at the heart of the third century BC necropolis, this ustrinum was most probably reused on numerous occasions during this period. Despite the fact that the structure has been highly damaged by later constructions and their excavations, the structure does allow a new analysis of late Iron Age funerary practices. This study forms part of current work for a monograph on the necropoli from Ensérune (fifth -third centuries BC) which considers the resumption of area-excavations and follows on from the publication in 1995 of five tombs dated to the third century BC.
Matrine Inhibits Neuroblastoma Cell Proliferation and Migration by Enhancing Tribbles 3 Expression
Authors: Shen Xiaowei , Huang Jianping , Liu Gang , Zhang Hao , Zhang Xiwei , Kong Xiancheng , Du Lei
Published: February 2018

Neuroblastoma is a major contributor of cancer-specific mortality. Although remarkable enhancement has been achieved in the treatment of neuroblastoma in patients with early stage disease, limited progress has been made in the treatment of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Thus,
innovative approaches are required to achieve further improvements in neuroblastoma patient survival outcomes. The major alkaloid obtained from Sophora flavescens Ait, matrine, has been shown to counteract malignancy in various kinds of cancers. In the current study, we evaluated the
effects of matrine on the migration and proliferation of neuroblastoma cells. Cell cycle analysis coupled with Transwell and wound healing experiments showed that matrine triggers G2/M cell cycle arrest and suppresses neuroblastoma migration. This effect of matrine is due to upregulation
of TRB3 expression followed by inhibition of the PI3K/AKT activation. Consistent with the in vitro data, growth of xenograft cancer was also suppressed by matrine. Our results indicate that matrine inhibits neuroblastoma cell proliferation and migration by enhancing TRB3 expression, suggesting that matrine may serve as a promising agent for the treatment of neuroblastoma.
Electron interaction with copper(II) carboxylate compounds
Authors: Lacko Michal , Papp Peter , Szymańska Iwona B , Szłyk Edward , Matejčík Štefan
Published: February 2018

In the present study we have performed electron collision experiments with copper carboxylate complexes: [Cu2(t-BuNH2)2(µ-O2CC2F5)4], [Cu2(s-BuNH2)2(µ-O2CC2F5)4], [Cu2(EtNH2)2(µ-O2CC2F5)4], and [Cu2(µ-O2CC2F5)4]. Mass spectrometry was used to identify the fragmentation pattern of the coordination compounds produced in crossed electron – molecular beam experiments and to measure the dependence of ion yields of positive and negative ions on the electron energy. The dissociation pattern of positive ions contains a sequential loss of both the carboxylate ligands and/or the amine ligands from the complexes. Moreover, the fragmentation of the ligands themselves is visible in the mass spectrum below m/z 140. For the studied complexes the metallated ions containing both ligands, e.g., Cu2(O2CC2F5)(RNH2)+, Cu2(O2CC2F5)3(RNH2)2+ confirm the evaporation of whole complex molecules. A significant production of Cu+ ion was observed only for [Cu2(µ-O2CC2F5)4], a weak yield was detected for [Cu2(EtNH2)2(µ-O2CC2F5)4] as well. The dissociative electron attachment processes leading to formation of negative ions are similar for all investigated molecules as the highest unoccupied molecular orbital of the studied complexes has Cu–N and Cu–O antibonding character. For all complexes, formation of the Cu2(O2CC2F5)4−• anion is observed together with mononuclear DEA fragments Cu(O2CC2F5)3−, Cu(O2CC2F5)2− and Cu(O2CC2F5)−•. All dominant DEA fragments of these complexes are formed through single particle resonant processes close to 0 eV.
Continuous-flow retro-Diels–Alder reaction: an efficient method for the preparation of pyrimidinone derivatives
Authors: Nekkaa Imane , Palkó Márta , Mándity István M , Fülöp Ferenc
Published: February 2018

The syntheses of various pyrimidinones as potentially bioactive products by means of the highly controlled continuous-flow retro-Diels–Alder reaction of condensed pyrimidinone derivatives are presented. Noteworthy, the use of this approach allowed us to rapidly screen a selection of conditions and quickly confirm the viability of preparing the desired pyrimidinones in short reaction times. Yields typically higher than those published earlier using conventional batch or microwave processes were achieved.
International Socially Responsible Investment Funds
Authors: Plakys Modestas
Published: February 2018

The study deals with socially responsible investment funds as the type of investment funds universe. European and USA market for socially responsible investment funds is presented. The dynamics of assets under the management and number of these funds in the market are considered. The approaches for socially responsible investments are studied and reasons for increased interest in such investments are named. The main reasons why the global socially responsible funds become more and more popular are: an increase of interest of community in socially responsible companies, in problems regarding climate and environment changes, in government attitude towards alternative energy and investments of private and public pension funds.
Real Estate Investment Improvement with the Help of Information Technologies
Authors: Potelis Artūras
Published: February 2018

Investment process is a mechanism where people who have financial resources meet those who need money. To arrange such successful meeting in real estate market one has to deal with enormous amount of information. Information technologies can optimise market data interpretation through all the steps of investment process. By now computer programs like “RealVal” or “Realty Analytics 2009” are not commonly used in Lithuania but foreign practice shows how these innovations can prevent human mistakes, save time and money.
The Problem of the Ease of Doing Business Assessment
Authors: Samoška Mindaugas
Published: February 2018

The study deals with the ease of doing business and global competitiveness assessment models. Both models basically describe conditions for doing business in a certain country that is being ranked and evaluated. However, different data mining principles differ the results (quantitative and qualitative methods), although factors measured are basically the same concerning its nature and importance. The World Economic Forum’s method takes into account several factors that are possible to evaluate only in quantitative method (e.g. Ethics and corruption). We have overviewed both models and graphically presented evaluation processes with detailed factors that are evaluated in each model.
COMPOSITE DOS ATTACK MODEL / JUNGTINIS DOS ATAKŲ MODELIS
Authors: Ramanauskaitė Simona , Čenys Antanas
Published: February 2018

Preparation for potential threats is one of the most important phases ensuring system security. It allows evaluating possible losses, changes in the attack process, the effectiveness of used countermeasures, optimal system settings, etc. In cyberattack cases, executing real experiments can be difficult for many reasons. However, mathematical or programming models can be used instead of conducting experiments in a real environment. This work proposes a composite denial of service attack model that combines bandwidth exhaustion, filtering and memory depletion models for a more real representation of similar cyber-attacks. On the basis of the introduced model, different experiments were done. They showed the main dependencies of the influence of attacker and victim’s properties on the success probability of denial of service attack. In the future, this model can be used for the denial of service attack or countermeasure optimization.

Santrauka

Siekiant užkirsti kelią bet kokioms sistemų saugumo grėsmėms, vienas iš svarbiausių uždavinių yra prevencija. Tai leidžia numatyti galimus pavojus ir kovos su jais būdus, nustatyti jų efektyvumą ir pan. Tačiau realiai eksperimentuoti su turima sistema dažnai gali būti pernelyg sudėtinga, todėl daug lengviau šią problemą spręsti padeda matematiniai / programiniai modeliai. Straipsnyje siūlomas naujas DoS atakų modelis, sujungiantis kelių tipų DoS atakas (srauto ir atminties išnaudojimo, netinkamo filtrų nustatymo) ir jų įtaką viena kitai. Remiantis šiuo naujai sukurtu modeliu atlikti eksperimentai, kurių metu vertinama skirtingų atakos ir aukos savybių reikšmių įtaka bendrai atakos sėkmės tikimybei.
Fast γ-Ray Variability in Blazars beyond Redshift 3
Authors: Li Shang , Xia Zi-Qing , Liang Yun-Feng , Liao Neng-Hui , Fan Yi-Zhong
Published: February 2018

High-redshift blazars are one of the most powerful sources in the universe and γ-ray variability carries crucial information about their relativistic jets. In this work we present results of the first systematical temporal analysis of Fermi-LAT data of all known seven γ-ray blazars beyond redshift 3. Significant long-term γ-ray variability is found from five sources in monthly γ-ray light curves, in which three of them are reported for the first time. Furthermore, intraday γ-ray variations are detected from NVSS J053954−283956 and NVSS J080518+614423. The doubling variability timescale of the former source is limited as short as ≲1 hr (at the source frame). Together with variability amplitude over one order of magnitude, NVSS J053954−283956 is the most distant γ-ray flaring blazar so far. Meanwhile, intraday optical variability of NVSS J163547+362930 is found based on an archival PTF/iPTF light curve. Benefiting from the multi-wavelength activity of these sources, constraints on their Doppler factors, as well as the locations of the γ-ray radiation region and indications for the SDSS high redshift jetted active galactic nuclei deficit are discussed.
Detection of Additional Be+sdO Systems from IUE Spectroscopy
Authors: Wang 王 Luqian 璐茜 , Gies Douglas R. , Peters Geraldine J.
Published: February 2018

There is growing evidence that some Be stars were spun up through mass transfer in a close binary system, leaving the former mass donor star as a hot, stripped-down object. There are five known cases of Be stars with hot subdwarf (sdO) companions that were discovered through International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) spectroscopy. Here we expand the search for Be+sdO candidates using archival FUV spectra from IUE. We collected IUE spectra for 264 stars and formed cross-correlation functions with a model spectrum for a hot subdwarf. Twelve new candidate Be+sdO systems were found, and eight of these display radial velocity variations associated with orbital motion. The new plus known Be+sdO systems have Be stars with spectral subtypes of B0–B3, and the lack of later-type systems is surprising given the large number of cooler B-stars in our sample. We discuss explanations for the observed number and spectral type distribution of the Be+sdO systems, and we argue that there are probably many Be systems with stripped companions that are too faint for detection through our analysis.
Dissipative Evolution of Unequal-mass Binary–single Interactions and Its Relevance to Gravitational-wave Detections
Authors: Samsing Johan , MacLeod Morgan , Ramirez-Ruiz Enrico
Published: February 2018

We present a study of binary–single interactions with energy-loss terms such as tidal dissipation and gravitational-wave (GW) emission added to the equation of motion. The inclusion of such terms leads to the formation of compact binaries that form during the three-body interaction through two-body captures. These binaries predominantly merge relatively promptly at high eccentricity, with several observable and dynamical consequences to follow. Despite their possibility for being observed in both present and upcoming transient surveys, their outcomes are not firmly constrained. In this paper, we present an analytical framework that allows to estimate the cross section of such two-body captures, which permits us to study how the corresponding rates depend on the initial orbital parameters, the mass hierarchy, the type of interacting object, and the energy dissipation mechanism. This formalism is applied here to study the formation of two-body GW captures, for which we estimate absolute and relative rates relevant to Advanced LIGO detections. It is shown that two-body GW captures should have compelling observational implications if a sizable fraction of detected compact binaries are formed via dynamical interactions.
The stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera) of the Talladega Mountain region, Alabama, USA: distribution, elevation, endemism, and rarity patterns
Authors: Grubbs Scott , Sheldon Andrew
Published: February 2018

Background

The Talladega Mountain region of eastern Alabama is the southernmost outlier of the ancient Appalachian Mountains, including the highest peaks and ranges in the state. Collections of stoneflies (Plecoptera) previously here have been sporadic yet has led to several new species descriptions in modern times (James 1974, James 1976, Stark and Szczytko 1976, Kondratieff and Kirchner 1996, Szczytko and Kondratieff 2015) and expanded our understanding of southeastern US stoneflies. During the period 2003–2012 we conducted an intensive inventory of the stonefly fauna of the Talladega Mountain region. We collected across all months from 192 unique localities, covering a broad range of stream sizes and elevation gradients present in the region.

New information

A total of 57 confirmed species across eight of the nine Nearctic families were collected as adults (Table 4), including four species described as new during the study period (Table 2). Leuctra crossi James, 1974 was easily the most common species collected. Median elevations per species ranged from 174 m (Clioperla clio (Newman, 1839)) to 410 m (Leuctra triloba Claassen, 1923 (Fig. 3). Dot distribution maps were included for all 57 species plus one for undetermined nymphs of Pteronarcys Newman, 1838 (Figs. 4–19). As many as seven species may be endemic to the region but sampling efforts northeastward into Georgia, plus additional focused sampling in Alabama and a comprehensive examination of all available material held in museums and personal collections, are needed for confirmation.
Le suicide au travail : quand mourir devient un besoin vital
Authors: Commune Antonin
Published: February 2018

Cet article tente d’objectiver les différents mécanismes pouvant déboucher sur un passage à l’acte suicidaire dans un contexte de souffrance au travail. Pour cela, l’hypothèse de l’existence d’un lien inconscient entre l’individu et son travail est mise en avant. Ce texte tente d’apporter des éléments de compréhension sur la constitution et le rôle de ce lien inconscient. Le travail comme objet incontournable et catalyseur de la construction psychique d’un sujet est mis en avant. A contrario, les vicissitudes de ce lien inconscient entre un individu et son travail sont abordées pour illustrer les logiques d’un passage à l’acte suicidaire.
The Role of Governance on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows
Authors: Gök Adem
Published: February 2018

The effect of governance on FDI inflows is firstly through the effect of institutions on investment environment of a country and secondly through the decreasing transaction costs, production costs, and uncertainty. The countries are divided into three clusters. A new theoretical perspective is developed considering governance as a base factor. System GMM methodology is used to deal with endogeneity problem. The empirical analysis covers 32 advanced, 70 developing, and 17 least developed countries for the period 1996-2010. Improving governance infrastructure as a base factor attracts more FDI in all country clusters. FDI made into advanced countries are efficiency seeking, FDI made into developing countries are market seeking, and FDI made into least developed countries are resource seeking. Finally, it is found that a motivation factor alone may not be sufficient for MNCs to take FDI decision since they also observe governance infrastructure in host countries and any deterioration in governance infrastructure leads to a decreasing amount of FDI inflows.
Differentiated Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students
Authors: Lee HeeKap
Published: February 2018

For decades, teachers, parents, and policymakers have dealt with the question of how to provide quality education for gifted and talented students. Even with increased emphasis and attention along with many diverse programs, the effectiveness of education programs for gifted and talented students have been unproductive and sometimes even wasteful. This chapter seeks to explain the reasons why those programs have been ineffective and provides a set of instructional strategies to educate gifted and talented students effectively based on Price and Nelson's (2007) educational framework, diversity responsive education model, where they suggest a three-component framework: 1) what to teach; 2) how to teach; and 3) the context for teaching and learning.
Technology for Gifted Students in Mixed-Ability Classrooms
Authors: Brinkley Timothy
Published: February 2018

This chapter focuses on technology toolsets for the secondary classroom—with an additional focus on accelerative options for gifted and talented education (GATE) students. It identifies top instructional practices being used by various online resources. It attempts to generalize the current types of educators and gives input on professional development for new educators' integration of technology in the classroom. It is relevant for professors of teacher education, elementary and secondary educators in any setting of education including, online, hybrid, blended, and traditional classrooms. It informs school district administrators, pre-service teacher support providers, and developers of online educational platforms.
Underrepresentation of Black Children in Gifted Education Programs
Authors: Owens Delila , Middleton Tanya J. , Rosemond Marie M. , Meniru Maryann O.
Published: February 2018

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss ethnocentric monoculturalism and how it contributes to the underrepresentation of Black children in gifted education programs. Ethnocentric monocultural bias is pervasive in all systems. Because it is so pervasive, it often operates outside of our conscious awareness. The authors specifically address it in the gifted education arena. They also offer recommendations for teachers and school counselors seeking to change the narrative about Black children in gifted education programs.
Programming and Pre-Processing Systems for Big Data Storage and Visualization
Authors: Rahman Hidayat Ur , Khan Rehan Ullah , Ali Amjad
Published: February 2018

This chapter of the book chapter provides detailed overview of the major concept used in Big Data. In order to process the huge volume of data, the first step is the pre-processing which is required to anomalies such as, missing values by applying various transformations. This chapter provides a detail overview of preprocessing tools used for Big Data such as, R, Yahoo! Pipes, Mechanical Turk, Elasticsearch etc. Beside preprocessing tools, the chapter provides detailed overview of storage tools, programming tools, data visualization, log processing tools and caching tools used for Big Data analytics. In other words, this chapter is the core of the book and provides the overview of the major technologies discussed later in the book.
High Performance Storage for Big Data Analytics and Visualization
Authors: Fandango Armando , Rivera William
Published: February 2018

Scientific Big Data being gathered at exascale needs to be stored, retrieved and manipulated. The storage stack for scientific Big Data includes a file system at the system level for physical organization of the data, and a file format and input/output (I/O) system at the application level for logical organization of the data; both of them of high-performance variety for exascale. The high-performance file system is designed with concurrent access, high-speed transmission and fault tolerance characteristics. High-performance file formats and I/O are designed to allow parallel and distributed applications with easy and fast access to Big Data. These specialized file formats make it easier to store and access Big Data for scientific visualization and predictive analytics. This chapter provides a brief review of the characteristics of high-performance file systems such as Lustre and GPFS, and high-performance file formats such as HDF5, NetCDF, MPI-IO, and HDFS.
Big Data in Massive Parallel Processing
Authors: Saravanan Vijayalakshmi , Alagan Anpalagan , Woungang Isaac
Published: February 2018

With the advent of novel wireless technologies and Cloud Computing, large volumes of data are being produced from various heterogeneous devices such as mobile phones, credit cards, and computers. Managing this data has become the de-facto challenge in the current Information Systems. According to Moore's law, processor speeds are no longer doubling, the processing power also continuing to grow rapidly which leads to a new scientific data intensive problem in every field, especially Big Data domain. The revolution of Big Data lies in the improved statistical analysis and computational power depend on its processing speed. Hence, the need to put massively multi-core systems on the job is vital in order to overcome the physical limits of complexity and speed. It also arises with many challenges such as difficulties in capturing massive applications, data storage, and analysis. This chapter discusses some of the Big Data architectural challenges in the perspective of multi-core processors.
Distributed Streaming Big Data Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT)
Authors: Krishnan Sornalakshmi , Jayavel Kayalvizhi
Published: February 2018

In this chapter, a discussion on the integration of distributed streaming Big Data Analytics with the Internet of Things is presented. The chapter begins with the introduction of these two technologies by discussing their features and characteristics. Discussion on how the integration of these two technologies benefit in efficient processing of IoT device generated sensor data follows next. Such data centric processing of IoT data powered by cloud, services and other enablers will be the architecture of most of the realtime systems involving sensors and real-time monitoring and actuation. The Volume, Variety and Velocity of sensor generated data make it a Big Data scenario. In addition, the data is real time and requires decisions or actuations immediately. This chapter discusses how IoT data can be processed using distributed, scalable stream processing systems. The chapter is concluded with future directions of such real time Big Data Analytics in IoT.
Resource Provisioning and Scheduling of Big Data Processing Jobs
Authors: Aron Rajni , Aggarwal Deepak Kumar
Published: February 2018

Cloud Computing has become a buzzword in the IT industry. Cloud Computing which provides inexpensive computing resources on the pay-as-you-go basis is promptly gaining momentum as a substitute for traditional Information Technology (IT) based organizations. Therefore, the increased utilization of Clouds makes an execution of Big Data processing jobs a vital research area. As more and more users have started to store/process their real-time data in Cloud environments, Resource Provisioning and Scheduling of Big Data processing jobs becomes a key element of consideration for efficient execution of Big Data applications. This chapter discusses the fundamental concepts supporting Cloud Computing & Big Data terms and the relationship between them. This chapter will help researchers find the important characteristics of Cloud Resource Management Systems to handle Big Data processing jobs and will also help to select the most suitable technique for processing Big Data jobs in Cloud Computing environment.
Introduction to Smart City and Agricultural Revolution
Authors: Angadi Rajesh
Published: February 2018

In this chapter, a discussion is presented about what Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) really is and what intricacies are used while building big data and internet of things. Further Big Data and Internet of Things have been used for building an application used for Smart City & Agriculture. A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. Smart city's goal is to improve quality of life with technology to improve the efficiency of services and meet residents' needs. Smart agriculture approach is to develop, transform and reorient agricultural development under new realities of climate change. It increases productivity enhances resilience (adaptation), reduces mitigation with achievement of national food security and development goals. This chapter includes detailed discussion on Smart City and Smart Agriculture along with planning, designing as well as various approaches used to build and implement them effectively.
The Artist's Move
Authors: Grover-Haskin Kim
Published: February 2018

Dance and technology have been partners from an early age. In 1892 Loie Fuller recognized the potential in the latest theater lighting technologies that would enable her to creatively explore her dance and dance performance. Like Fuller, as technologies emerged to the world at large, dance artists began to explore the effect such technologies would have on their art. Eventually, explorations of dance and technology focused on how computers contributed to the performance of dance. This chapter will review the history of dance and technology culminating into a discussion of the next evolution of technology in the discipline of dance, the potential computational thinking and Big Data bring to the visualization of the creative process. Particular emphasis will focus on how the work, Synchronous Objects One Flat Thing reproduced, exemplifies the convergence of dance, technology, Big Data and visualization.
Optimal Credit Period and Lot-Size for Deteriorating Items With Fixed Life Time and Trade Credits
Authors: Patel Dushyantkumar G. , Shah Nita H. , Shah Digeshkumar B.
Published: February 2018

To boost the sale is the prime objective for promoters. For this purpose, they generally allow credit period. In this article, we have considered an inventory model in which supplier gives credit period to retailer and to increase the sale, retailer passes it to end customers. This phenomenon is known as two level trade credits. By allowing credit period we may encounter with the issue of default risk which has been taken care of while calculating profit function for the system. Also, each and every inventory product gets deteriorated over the time as per its nature and such deteriorating products have its maximum life time as well. The present inventory model deals with such products. Quadratic demand is discussed here which is suitable for the products for which demand increases initially and after sometimes it shows decreasing pattern. Finally, retailer's total profit is maximized with respect to credit period and cycle time. Numerical examples are given to validate the model. Sensitivity analyses are done to filter significant inventory parameters.
Optimal Integrated Inventory Policy for Deteriorating Units Under Selling-Price-Dependent Demand When Holding Cost Is Capacity-Utilization Dependent
Authors: Talati Ishaben , Mishra Poonam Prakash
Published: February 2018

Conventional EOQ models always discussed profit maximization for one player at a time. But modern approach of supply chain suggests that growing and sustainable supply chain is possible only when benefits of all members of chain are protected. This chapter proposes an integrated model of supply chain where units in inventory are subjected to time dependent deterioration. Since demand is inversely proportional to selling price of the item, it is assumed selling price dependent. To make it more practical and feasible permissible delay on payments is offered only on purchase of a certain amount of quantity. This chapter helps to offer an algorithm to attain optimal number of orders, quantity, selling price and trade credit to maximize the joint profit of supply chain. Isolated profit of supply chain is compared with overall system profit. Results are validated by numerical examples and further sensitivity analyses of important parameters are discussed. Conclusion obtained from the chapter is useful to supply chains involved with FMCGs, Drugs, Fashion goods and home decor textile.
Vendor-Buyer Supply Chain Models With Supplier Default Risk Under Selling Price and Trade Credit Period Dependent Demand
Authors: Vaghela Chetansinh R. , Shah Nita H.
Published: February 2018

This chapter focuses on uncooperative supply chain inventory models when a supplier offers a credit period to the retailer for a fixed period of time. The models are studied with trade credit in Nash game and Supplier-Stackelberg game respectively. First, the authors have presented optimal results for centralized and decentralized decisions with selling price dependent demand and without trade credit. Second, the authors have obtained optimal results under the two games using classical optimization. The total joint profit of the supply chain is maximized with respect to initial lot size, selling price, and trade credit period. Numerical examples are provided to authenticate the proposed model and to provide some managerial insights. Also through sensitivity analysis, important model parameters are examined.
Non-Cooperative Game Theoretic Approach in Supply Chain With Imperfect Quality Items and Credit Financing
Authors: Yadav Rita , Pareek Sarla , Mittal Mandeep
Published: February 2018

This paper considers a supply chain model for imperfect quality items in which retail price of the buyer influences the demand of the product. The seller offers fix credit period for the buyer to stimulate his sales. Each delivered lot, goes through an inspection process at the buyer's end. After the inspection, items are separated into two parts, one is perfect quality items and another is imperfect quality items. The perfect quality items are sold at selling price and the imperfect items are sold at a discounted price immediately after the inspection process. The credit period offered by the seller and the selling price of the seller, both are considered as a decision variable. Relationship between seller and buyer is derived from the non-cooperative Seller- Stackelberg game approach. Optimal selling price, credit period and order quantity are determined by maximizing expected total profit of the supply chain. At the end, numerical examples with sensitivity analysis are given to explain the theory of the paper.
A Fuzzy EOQ Model for Deteriorating Items With Allowable Shortage and Inspection Under the Trade Credit
Authors: Jaggi Chandra K. , Mishra Bimal Kumar , Panda T. C.
Published: February 2018

This chapter develops an economic order quantity model for deteriorating items with initial inspection, allowable shortage under the condition of permissible delay in payment by fuzzify the demand rate, deterioration rate and inspection parameter of non-defective parameter based on as triangular fuzzy numbers to fit the real word. The total fuzzy cost function has been defuzzified using signed distance and centroid method. Comparison between these two methods has also been discussed. The validity of the model has been established with the help of a hypothetical numerical example.
Inventories Control, State Regulations, and the Amplitude Model (TAM)
Authors: Hernández R. José G. , García G. María J. , Hernández G. Gilberto J.
Published: February 2018

The contribution of this chapter is to relate the control of inventories and the regulations that on it the state can exercise, with the decision making under uncertainty, represented by The Amplitude Model (TAM) and making use of the area Inventory of the Logistic Model Based on Positions (MoLoBaC). Inventory control is one of the fundamental tasks of business logistics and the company as a whole. But there are situations where this inventory control is affected by state regulations. It wants to analyze this delicate situation from the perspective of the models of decision making under uncertainty, in particular TAM. From the all above the general objective of this paper emerges: Make use of the Inventories area, of the Logistics Model Based on Positions and with The Amplitude Model, to analyze the possible actions to take, to confront the consequences of the restrictions imposed by the state, which affect the inventory control.
Exploration of Fuzzy System With Applications
Authors: Mewada Shivlal , Sharma Pradeep , Gautam S. S.
Published: February 2018

Fuzzy system was altered from a ‘buzz word' to an important technological area, with various publications in international conferences and transactions. Several Japanese products applying fuzzy logic concepts, such as household appliances and electronic equipment, power engineering, robotics, and optimization have been manufactured. This system is capable to process and learn mathematical data as well as linguistic data. Fuzzy system user linguistic explanations for the variables and linguistic procedures for the I/P-O/P behavior. In this chapter, present the application of fuzzy system with data mining, neural networks, fuzzy automata, and genetic algorithms. It also presents the foundation of fuzzy data Mining, with the fuzzification inference procedure and defuzzification procedure, fuzzy systems and neural networks with feed forward neural network, FNN with it features generalization of Fuzzy Automata, and sixth fuzzy systems and genetic algorithms. The chapter explores a popular fuzzy system model to show complex systems and an application of fuzzy system.
From Informal to Inclusive Urbanization
Authors: Jain Manisha , Sridharan N. , Korzhenevych Artem
Published: February 2018

The contemporary process of urbanization prevalent in the countries of the Global South, especially in Africa and Asia, is characterized by an unprecedented rise in urban populations, exceeding the capacity of local authorities to provide essential services. In particular, local authorities lack the funding required to build adequate infrastructure. One striking feature of contemporary urbanization is the growth in informal urbanized settlements, called “census towns” in India, “urban villages” in China, and “townships” in South Africa. Compared to India, China and South Africa have been able to turn around their cities and revamp them within 10 years. These countries present similarities and differences in managing and providing basic urban services. In this chapter, an attempt is made to analyze and compare the urbanization process in these countries and to identify some financial alternatives and policy implications to foster inclusive growth by integrating informal settlements into mainstream urbanization with focus on India.
Crowdfunding
Authors: Chandiramani Jyoti , Patil Gargi
Published: February 2018

The chapter studies and attempts to understand the idea of crowdfunding and the possibility of it being adopted and adapted within the urban Indian framework. It explores the potential of crowdfunding – the civic variety, which can supplement a small but meaningful percentage of financial resources required to provide urban services in Indian cities. The objective of using the crowdfunding platform is to create sustainable and livable cities. While the delivery of basic urban services is the responsibility of the urban local bodies, it is observed that the available financial resources at their disposal poses an impediment in service delivery. With the process of urbanization gaining momentum, India will require billions of dollars to build the much-needed urban infrastructure and provide basic urban services. It is envisaged that civic crowdfunding, which addresses the varied requirements of urban citizens, may be the appropriate solution to the problem.
Quality Mentoring
Authors: Mutisya Philliph Masila , Conway Cassandra Sligh
Published: February 2018

The focus of this chapter is to provide essential information on research related to the importance of mentoring faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This chapter seeks to provide the following: 1) background review of the mentoring literature in general; 2) discuss what works and does not work in mentoring; 3) provide solutions and recommendations that can be useful to faculty and administrators in conducting a mentoring environment. The conclusion of the chapter includes strategies deemed effective and critical in quality mentoring in preparing faculty, especially at HBCUs. Mentoring is crucial especially at HBCUs because of their unique challenges.
The Future of Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
Authors: Conway Cassandra Sligh
Published: February 2018

This book explored faculty members' perceptions of mentorship at certain HBCUs. This chapter of the book seeks to briefly review the broad concepts outlined in the chapters. This last chapter provides positive enlightenment on how the HBCU can continue to provide mentoring to faculty which gives the faculty member a sense of belonging, a reason to remain at the university, and a true sense of collegiality. The last points identified in this chapter are to review pertinent questions that can shape the future of mentoring programs at HBCUs.
Participation Sphere
Authors: Quental Carlos , Gouveia Luis Borges
Published: February 2018

In the context of Portuguese teacher unions, the adoption of information and communication technologies is nowadays a reality. This chapter presents a brief analysis of e-participation and e-democracy, proposes a conceptual communication model for digital mediation on teachers' trade unions, and addresses an initiative carried out by the most representative teacher's union of Portugal. This proposal is based on social media principles, designed to gather teachers and unions in a shared deliberative space. The Liberopinion platform enables effective participation in formal and informal decision-making processes via the Internet, with full integration into any Website. It is improved to support Participatory budgeting. The actors were chosen from the National Federation of Teachers due to its representativeness regarding associate teachers and provide an opportunity to assess the platform potential to support participation in a union context.
Do Women Perceive Organizational Culture Differently From Men?
Authors: Vij Richa
Published: February 2018

With the increasing proportion of women in the workforce, need for effective management of gender-diversity is being felt. While much of the effort in gender-diversity management has been on representation of women in the decision-making bodies and processes, the most fundamental diversity issue for the organization remains practically untouched. Organizational culture has long been shaped and dominated by male orientations and therefore focus on change in the organizational culture can help in addressing the issue of discrimination and isolation of women in organizations. Any intervention strategy in this regard would require understanding of the attributes of organizational culture that give the feeling of discrimination to women employees resulting in their isolation from the mainstream, thereby hampering their performance. The present chapter aims at identifying the attributes of organizational culture in respect of which the perceptions of female employees differ significantly from those of male employees in State Bank of India.