bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Diagnostic Dilemmas
Authors: Tulbă Delia , Ionescu Răzvan Adrian , Gologanu Daniela , Balea Marius Ioan , Caraiola Simona
Published: April 2018

Introduction. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a systemic vasculitis of the small vessels that often associates asthma and blood/tissue eosinophilia.

Case presentation. A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for progressive exertional dyspnea. She had been diagnosed with asthma three years earlier. Recent multiple thoracic computed tomography scans displayed non-fixed interstitial lung abnormalities, whereas the infectious workup (HIV, parasites) was negative.

On admission, the clinical examination noted prolonged expiratory phase. Paraclinical tests revealed biological inflammatory syndrome, eosinophilia, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, elevated total IgE level, negative anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and proteinuria of nephritic pattern.

The pulmonary evaluation reconfirmed the obstructive ventilatory dysfunction and interstitial lung abnormalities - interlobular septal thickening and diffuse ground-glass opacification. The histopathological examination of a transbronchial biopsy specimen identified leukocytoclastic necrotizing vasculitis and tissue eosinophilia.

Provided the clinical and paraclinical setting, specifically the asthma, blood and extravascular eosinophilia, paranasal sinus abnormalities, non-fixed pulmonary infiltrates and the histopathologically confirmed necrotizing vasculitis, the diagnosis of EGPA seemed appropriate.

Conclusion. In the absence of diagnostic criteria, EGPA diagnosis is often challenging. Although certain clinical and imaging features could assist the diagnosis, biopsy remains the diagnostic gold standard.

In the setting of lung involvement, open lung biopsy is usually required for EGPA histopathological proof, but few cases diagnosed by transbronchial biopsy have been reported. This method often identifies discrete, nonspecific lesions or an incomplete spectrum of pathognomonic abnormalities but has the advantage of minimal invasivity that justifies its use as an alternative diagnostic technique.
Contribution to Bee Fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) of Poland. V. The Genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775. Part I
Authors: Motyka Ewelina , Wiśniowski Bogdan , Celary Waldemar , Szczepko Katarzyna
Published: April 2018

The paper presents new records of the following six very rare or scarcely recorded species of short-tongued bees of the genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775 in Poland: A. (Notandrena) nitidiuscula Schenck, 1853; A. (Lepidandrena) pandellei Perez, 1895; A. (Lepidandrena) paucisquama Noskiewicz, 1924; A. (Notandrena) pontica Warncke, 1972; A. (Poecilandrena) potentillae Panzer, 1809 and A. (Poecilandrena) viridescens Viereck, 1916. The studies were based on museum collections as well as the author’s own collections. During the research approximately 21,000 specimens, representing 95 taxa, of mining bees of the genus Andrena from Poland were identified. The species discussed in the paper are known from single or just a few stands in the country. The following information is provided for each species: short diagnosis, remarks on general distribution, bionomics, published records from Poland and confirmed Polish records based on studied collections. The text is accompanied by SEM micrographs showing diagnostic characters and distribution maps.
Flower Constancy of Bumblebees – The Case of Onobrychis pindicola (Fabaceae) Pollinators
Authors: Kozuharova Ekaterina
Published: April 2018

Pollination in high mountain habitats is an important ecosystem service in climate change conditions. The aim of this study was to use pollen load analysis to assess flower constancy and foraging choices of bumblebees foraging on Onobrychis pindicola, a high-mountain endemic plant. The flower constancy to the foraging source O. pindicola was very high - over half of the bumblebees had pure Onobrychis-type pollen loads. In the mixed pollen loads we found one to seven pollen types other than Onobrychis-type and the functional flower morphology was different from the flag type. Some were gullet while others were dish/bowl functional morphology type. Thus the theory/belief that once discovering the flag blossom as a foraging resource bumblebees tended to visit other plants with such functional morphology was rejected. An abundance of plants did not determine food choice. We could not trace an obvious pattern of the bumblebees’ preference to functional blossom morphology but they were attracted to dish-bowl blossoms.
Electrodeposition of high entropy alloy coating from water bath
Authors: Bárta J. , Ivanová S. , Pazderová M.
Published: April 2018

High entropy alloys (HEAs) have been in focus of scientist for past few years owing to their predicted scratch, corrosion and temperature resistance and also to interesting magnetic properties. They are usually prepared by arc melting of at least 5 pure elements. This article deals with electrodeposition of such five-element alloy from water bath, which have not been yet reported. The HEA coating consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Mn and Mo or Zn was successfully electrodeposited on steel, copper and other metallic substrates. Substrates were polished and treated by sonication in acetone prior to electrodeposition. Obtained thin layers were documented by optical microscopy and SEM techniques. Their exact composition was determined by EDS and XRF analysis. Scratch and accelerated corrosion tests were performed to asses their resistance properties. Electrochemical properties were determined by measurements of polarization curves.
Smart City Through a Flexible Approach to Smart Energy
Authors: Mutule A. , Teremranova J. , Antoskovs N.
Published: April 2018

The paper provides an overview of the development trends of the smart city. Over the past decades, the trend of the new urban model called smart city has been gaining momentum, which is an aggregate of the latest technologies, intelligent administration and conscious citizens, which allows the city to actively develop, and effectively and efficiently solve the problems it is facing. Profound changes are also taking place in the energy sector. Researchers and other specialists offer a wide variety of innovative solutions and approaches for the concepts of intelligent cities. The paper reviews and analyses the existing methodological solutions in the field of power industry, as well as provides recommendations how to introduce the common platform on the basis of disparate sources of information on energy resources existing in the city as an optimal solution for developing the city's intelligence, flexibility and sustainability based on its starting conditions.
Optimisation of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant in Intraday Market: Riga CHP-2 Example
Authors: Ivanova P. , Grebesh E. , Linkevics O.
Published: April 2018

In the research, the influence of optimised combined cycle gas turbine unit – according to the previously developed EM & OM approach with its use in the intraday market – is evaluated on the generation portfolio. It consists of the two combined cycle gas turbine units. The introduced evaluation algorithm saves the power and heat balance before and after the performance of EM & OM approach by making changes in the generation profile of units. The aim of this algorithm is profit maximisation of the generation portfolio. The evaluation algorithm is implemented in multi-paradigm numerical computing environment MATLab on the example of Riga CHP-2. The results show that the use of EM & OM approach in the intraday market can be profitable or unprofitable. It depends on the initial state of generation units in the intraday market and on the content of the generation portfolio.
Highly Reconfigurable Beamformer Stimulus Generator
Authors: Vaviļina E. , Gaigals G.
Published: April 2018

The present paper proposes a highly reconfigurable beamformer stimulus generator of radar antenna array, which includes three main blocks: settings of antenna array, settings of objects (signal sources) and a beamforming simulator. Following from the configuration of antenna array and object settings, different stimulus can be generated as the input signal for a beamformer. This stimulus generator is developed under a greater concept with two utterly independent paths where one is the stimulus generator and the other is the hardware beamformer. Both paths can be complemented in final and in intermediate steps as well to check and improve system performance. This way the technology development process is promoted by making each of the future hardware steps more substantive. Stimulus generator configuration capabilities and test results are presented proving the application of the stimulus generator for FPGA based beamforming unit development and tuning as an alternative to an actual antenna system.
Rhythm of urban retail landscapes: Shopping hours and the urban chronotopes
Authors: Mulíček Ondřej , Osman Robert
Published: April 2018

Daily rhythmical patterns in the city are investigated in depth in this paper. The city is conceptualised here as a cyclical process and described by a sequence of relatively stable spatial-temporal stages. The concept of a chronotope is incorporated in the analysis of retail opening hours in the middle-sized city of Brno (Czech Republic), in order to identify distinct fusions of specific times and specific retail places and to examine their position within the daily rhythms of the city. There are distinct time-space retail configurations (chronotopes), which play crucial roles in the social negotiation and imagination of basic temporal categories, such as early morning, late morning, lunchtime, afternoon, evening, as being taken-for-granted in the urban context. More generally, the paper offers an example of the ways in which the specific daily rhythms of the city are produced and structured.
Investigation Method and Mathematical Model of Pressure Losses in Hydraulic Rotary Motor
Authors: Maczyszyn Agnieszka
Published: April 2018

This paper presents a way of determining the coefficient k8 of the pressure losses ΔpMp (flow drag) in internal ducts of SWSB-63 hydraulic motor. The coefficient is determined at a flow rate equal to the theoretical capacity QPt of the pump feeding the motor, the losses are related to the nominal pressure pn in the hydraulic system. The investigations followed a model of energy performance of hydraulic rotary motor, proposed by Z. Paszota.
Slovenian version of the european deprivation index at municipal level
Authors: Zadnik Vesna , Guillaume Elodie , Lokar Katarina , Žagar Tina , Primic Žakelj Maja , Launoy Guy , Launay Ludivine
Published: April 2018

Introduction

Ecological deprivation indices belong to essential instruments for monitoring and understanding health inequalities. Our aim was to develop the SI-EDI, a newly derived European Deprivation Index for Slovenia. We intend to provide researchers and policy-makers in our country with a relevant tool for measuring and reducing the socioeconomic inequalities in health, and even at a broader level.

Methods

Data from the European survey on Income and Living Conditions and Slovenian national census for the year 2011 were used in the SI-EDI construction. The concept of relative deprivation was used where deprivation refers to unmet need(s), which is caused by lack of all kinds of resources, not only material. The SI-EDI was constructed for 210 Slovenian municipalities. Its geographical distribution was compared to the distribution of two existing deprivation scores previously applied in health inequality research in Slovenia.

Results

There were 36% of adults recognized as deprived in Slovenia in 2011. SI-EDI was calculated using 10 census variables that were associated with individual deprivation. A clear east-to-west gradient was detected with the most deprived municipalities in the eastern part of the country. The two existing deprivation scores correlate significantly with the SI-EDI.

Conclusions

A new deprivation index, the SI-EDI, is grounded on the internationally established scientific concept, can be replicated over time and, crucially, provides an account of the socioeconomic and cultural particularities of the Slovenian population. The SI-EDI could be used by the stakeholders and the governmental and nongovernmental sectors in Slovenia, with the goal of better understanding health inequalities in Slovenia.
Effects of perinatal factors on body mass index and physical fitness of school-age children
Authors: Lucovnik Miha , Starc Gregor , Golja Petra , Verdenik Ivan , Stucin Gantar Irena
Published: April 2018

Objective

To examine the effects of various maternal and neonatal perinatal factors on the child’s body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness at school-age.

Methods

Data from two registries, the SLOfit database (a national surveillance system of children’s motor and physical development) and Slovenian National Perinatal Information System (NPIS) were analysed. Perinatal data for 2,929 children born in 2008 were linked to results of SLOfit testing of these children in 2016. Linear regression analysis was used to assess the potential relationship between several perinatal factors (very preterm birth, birth mass, maternal age, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, parity, plurality, maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, mode of delivery, presentation, Apgar score at 5 minutes, and admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)) and child’s BMI or child’s physical fitness index (PFI) at the age of eight years. We also included child’s school grade and maternal educational level in the analysis. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

Children born to mothers with lower pre-pregnancy BMI and higher education had lower BMI and higher PFI (p<0.001) at school-age. Physical fitness was also inversely associated with nulliparity (p<0.001) and NICU admission (p=0.020).

Conclusions

Among all perinatal factors studied, higher maternal education and lower pre-pregnancy BMI seem to be the most significant determinants of child’s BMI and physical fitness at school-age.
Movement activity determination with health-related variables of university students in Kosice
Authors: Bakalár Peter , Zvonar Martin , Sedlacek Jaromir , Lenkova Rut , Sagat Peter , Vojtasko Lubos , Liptakova Erika , Barcalova Miroslava
Published: April 2018

Introduction

There is currently a strong scientific evidence about the negative health consequences of physical inactivity. One of the potential tools for promoting physical activity at the institutional level of the Ecological model is to create conditions and settings that would enable pupils, students and employees engage in some form of physical activity. However, physical activities as a subject are being eliminated from the study programs at Slovak universities. The purpose of the study was to find current evidence about the level of structured physical activity and health-related variables in university students in Košice.

Material and methods

The sample consisted of 1,993 or, more precisely, 1,398 students who attended two universities in Košice. To collect data, students completed a questionnaire and were tested for body height, body weight, circumferential measures and percentage body fat.

Results

The university students did not sufficiently engage in a structured physical activity. A large number of students had either low or high values of percentage body fat and BMI and high WHR values.

Conclusions

Our findings have shown that the research into physical activity of university students should receive more attention.
Specialty training in family medicine in Montenegro – An evaluation of the programme by the first generation of trainees
Authors: Šter Marija Petek , Kezunović Ljiljana Cvejanov , Cojić Milena , Petek Davorina , Švab Igor
Published: April 2018

Introduction

One of the aims of health care reform in Montenegro is to strengthen primary care. An important step forward is the implementation of specialty training in family medicine (FM). The aim of this article is to evaluate the implementation of specialty training in family medicine in Montenegro, regarding the content, structure and methods, by the first generation of trainees and the coordinator of the training.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent by mail in July and August 2017 to all 26 eligible trainees who started specialty training in 2013. Twenty-two of the 26 trainees (84.6%) responded. The questionnaire consisted of closed and open-ended questions related to the evaluation of the training. A descriptive quantitative and qualitative analysis with predefined themes and a semi-structured interview with the coordinator were carried out.

Results

The process of training in FM was assessed positively by both trainees and the coordinator. The positive assessment included that the specialisation course offered modern design through modules and practice, and trainees both improved their existing knowledge and skills and acquired new ones necessary for everyday work. The coordinator emphasised the importance of the introduction of new teaching methods and formative assessment, the important role of mentors, and the involvement of Slovenian colleagues in the teaching process and supervision of the programme.

Conclusions

The implementation of speciality training in FM in Montenegro was successful. Several assessment methods were used that can be further developed in individual structured feedback, which could stimulate the continual improvement of trainees’ knowledge and competencies.
The Kano Model Use to Evaluate the Perception of Intelligent and Active Packaging of Slovak Customers
Authors: Erika Loučanová , Martina Nosálová , Ján Parobek , Dopico Ana
Published: April 2018

Intelligent innovation represents any autonomic change with positive impact to the customer. They increase the comfort of the customer and concurrently they represent more effective, more economical, healthier and safer solution. This term is not so usual in Slovakia, however intelligent innovation are present on the market. For that in the article intelligent innovation assessment, we focused on intelligent and active packaging, the occurrence of which we have mostly noticed on the Slovak market. The paper deals with the evaluation of the perception of packaging innovations by using the Kano model. According to research results, intelligent and active packaging influence customers and therefore constitutes a tool of competitiveness in Slovakia. However, considering the specification of their requirements, the degree of impact is very variable and specific to customers of different gender and age.
Analysis of Side Friction on Urban Arterials
Authors: Gulivindala Pallavi , Mehar Arpan
Published: April 2018

The influence of the side friction activities on the speed has been analyzed in the present study by conducting series of traffic field surveys. Pedestrian movements, parked vehicles and entry-exit of vehicles from surroundings, and wrong way movements are observed from videos and analyzed to estimate weighing factors. To examine the combined effects of all the activities the weighing factors are used to determine total value of side friction on the road. The study suggests model to estimate average speed of vehicular stream with the effect of side friction and volume on the roads section. It was found that the vehicular speed decreases as side friction increases at all the levels of traffic volume. However, no change in the speed was observed at lower level side friction. Capacity value obtained for combined data based on Greenshield’s theory that showed 9% reduction in the value considering with and without side friction.
Methodology of Selection of Heavy and Oversized Freight Transportation System
Authors: Petraška Artūras , Čižiūnienė Kristina , Prentkovskis Olegas , Jarašūnienė Aldona
Published: April 2018

Dynamically changing economic conditions influence the growing demand of various freights transportation. Inevitably, the demand for heavy and oversized freight transportation is increasing, which is quite problematic. In many cases, it is very difficult to standardize the technology of heavy and oversized freight transportation. Decisions are necessary, which would allow to deliver heavy or oversized freight to the destination place, allocating fewer funds as possible for infrastructure improvements, choosing the most appropriate mode of transport for such freight transportation or using advantages of multimodal (combined) transport. In this article there will be selected methodology of heavy and oversized freight transportation system, carrying heavy and oversized freight by road transport. There will also be made an approval of this methodology, based on a hypothetical route within Lithuanian territory.
Probabilistic Reasoning for Improving the Predictive Maintenance of Vital Electrical Machine: Case Study
Authors: Lakehal Abdelaziz , Ramdane Ahmed , Tachi Fouad
Published: April 2018

Nowadays, new information technologies produce new methodological approaches attempting to extract not just valid and reliable information, but more generally a particular technical and professional expertise to support the decision making. A Bayesian network was developed for fault assessment of an electrical motor. By inference, this model made it possible to calculate the probability of rotor fault of the induction motor, while defining the weakest branch in the structure of the Bayesian network that leads to failure by determining the probabilities of intermediate events. The most likely faults were then defined and the information system consolidated, as well as the decision-making process. The article ends with an application that shows the methodology developed and gives some results illustrated by figures.  This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Increasing Optical Performance of the 7000 K, 8500 K Remote Packaging WLEDs by the Red-emitting α-SrO·3B2O3:Sm2+ Conversion Phosphor
Authors: Tran Hoang Quang Minh , Nguyen Huu Khanh Nhan , Lee Hsiao-Yi
Published: April 2018

In this paper, by mixing the red-emitting α-SrO·3B2O3:Sm2+ conversion phosphor to yellow-emitting YAG:Ce phosphor compound, an innovative recommendation for increasing optical performance of white LEDs (WLEDs) with remote packaging, which has an average correlated color temperature (CCT) of 700K and 8500K, is proposed and demonstrated. By varying α-SrO·3B2O3:Sm2+ concentration from 2% to 24 %, the obtained results indicated that color uniformity, color rendering index (CRI), color quality scale (CQS), and luminous flux could be improved significantly. The results demonstrated a prospective recommendation for manufacturing remote packaging phosphor WLEDs.  This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We Are the Future: Youth Narratives on Prospects in a Democratic South Africa
Authors: Bornman Elirea , Odendaal Alison
Published: April 2018

The study reports on an investigation into the perceptions of white and black South African youths regarding the future of the country as well as their own prospects. The qualitative research design consisted of five focus group discussions conducted between 2014 and 2016, and the number of participants involved was 48. White and black participants alike expressed their love for and dedication to the country. Black participants in particular indicated an appreciation of the opportunities and freedom that democracy afforded them and they believed they could bring about change through voting. However, both groups voiced their dissatisfaction and even despair and feelings of fatalism about the countryâ€™s political situation and the general stagnation and/or deterioration of conditions. Whereas some white participants felt they had no future in South Africa and intended to emigrate, participants of both the black and white groups expressed the hope that they could make a difference. The conclusion reached was that the optimism and dedication of the youth were vital resources for building a prosperous South Africa, provided that the government heeded the concerns of the young people of the country.
The Crime of Attempted Suicide in Uganda: The Need for Reforms to the Law
Authors: Lubaale Emma Charlene
Published: April 2018

Much has been written on the subject of suicide in Uganda, in particular the need to decriminalise it. However, very little is devoted to the issue of whether, in the first place, this offence is grounded in the principles of criminal law. In addition, hardly any literature is devoted to the exploration of defences capable of being relied on to ensure that when persons who attempt suicide are charged, due regard is given to the mental health issues surrounding their conduct. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, to demonstrate that the offence of attempted suicide under Ugandan law lacks foundation in the principles of criminal law. This conclusion is based on the fact that the offence of suicide is not proscribed under Ugandaâ€™s laws; therefore, the conduct of attempting to commit suicide cannot constitute an offence. Secondly, to argue that the defence of insanity in Uganda, if widened, could found a basis for persons who attempt suicide to be acquitted by reason of mental illness.
STK: A Python Toolkit for Supramolecular Assembly
Authors: Turcani Lukas , Berardo Enrico , Jelfs Kim
Published: April 2018

A tool for the automated assembly, molecular optimization and property calculation of supramolecular materials is presented. stk is a modular, extensible and open-source Python library that provides a simple Python API and integration with third party computational codes. stk currently supports the construction of linear polymers, small linear oligomers, organic cages in multiple topologies, and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) in multiple framework topologies, but is designed to be easy to extend to new, unrelated, supramolecules or new topologies. Extension to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), metallocycles or supramolecules, such as catenanes, would be straightforward. Through integration with third party codes, stk offers the user the opportunity to explore the potential energy landscape of the assembled supramolecule and then calculate the supramolecule’s structural features and properties. stk provides support for high-throughput screening of large batches of supramolecules at a time. The source code of the program can be found at https://github.com/supramolecular-toolkit/stk.
Metal-Assisted Plasma Etching of Silicon: A Liquid-Free Alternative to MACE
Authors: Sun Julia , Almquist Benjamin
Published: April 2018

For decades, fabrication of semiconductor devices has utilized well-established etching techniques to create complex nanostructures in silicon. Of these, two of the most common are reactive ion etching in the gaseous phase and metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) in the liquid phase. Though these two methods are highly established and characterized, there is a surprising scarcity of reports exploring the ability of metallic films to catalytically enhance the etching of silicon in dry plasmas via a MACE-like mechanism. Here, we discuss a metal-assisted plasma etch (MAPE) performed using patterned gold films to catalyze the etching of silicon in an SF6/O2 mixed plasma, selectively increasing the rate of etching by over 1000%. The degree of enhancement as a function of Au catalyst configuration and relative oxygen feed concentration is characterized, along with the catalytic activities of other common MACE metals including Ag, Pt, and Cu. Finally, methods of controlling the etch process are briefly explored to demonstrate the potential for use as a liquid-free fabrication strategy.
Recent findings of wild European flat oysters Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Belgian and Dutch offshore waters: new perspectives for offshore oyster reef restoration in the southern North Sea
Authors: Kerckhof Francis , Coolen Joop W.P. , Rumes Bob , Degraer Steven
Published: April 2018

The European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, is an emblematic and ecologically important species that was fished to virtual extinction in Belgian and Dutch waters in the 19th century. We report on recent findings of live specimens in Belgian and Dutch waters, an indication for the presence of O. edulis in these waters. Though small, these relict populations provide possibilities for natural recovery of O. edulis reefs in Belgian and Dutch waters, provided the oyster’s habitat requirements are restored (e.g., exclusion of bottom disturbance). We suggest investigating whether a natural, yet slow, recovery using fisheries closures and gravel bed restoration is a feasible alternative to the currently envisaged human-mediated re-introduction of O. edulis in the North Sea. We identify and address the challenge of O. edulis detection and identification as an important issue blurring the true presence and distribution of oysters.
核电工程周边关系处理中伦理原则应用
Authors: 黄 琦 , 汪 晨辉
Published: April 2018

本文所述是国内最大的核电站基地之一，近年来建设生产状态良好，未发生重大安全事故，与周边群众关系良好。作为核电站的建设发展也并非一帆风顺。本案例展示了该核电站在建设生产中时时将与周边关系处理作为伦理决策关注问题，并根据企业自身情况履行企业社会责任。
“BIM 技术降本增效，提高工程质量”应用实例及总结
Authors: 袁 建利
Published: April 2018

论文介绍了建筑信息模型 BIM 技术在施工过程中的重要性和价值，特别是以施工方为主体提高 BIM 技术应用水平的必要性，并结合实际工程案例说明了 BIM 在施工阶段如何引入，并应用指导工程施工，及工程项目顺利完成后达到的效果。最后，进行了总结，指出了下一步发展的方向。
WiMAX Mesh 网络中基于多用户的保证 QoS 的自适应资源调度算法
Authors: 肖 丽媛 , 贺 炜 , 乔 培
Published: April 2018

WiMAXMesh 网络资源调度可以分为集中式调度和分布式调度。对于集中式的资源调度，在图染色算法和 PMP 调度算法的基础上，提出了保证 QoS 的自适应资源调度算法。该算法在确定资源调度顺序时，采用了业务流拓扑信息、业务流服务质量满意度以及业务流优先级等参数。对 rtPS 的业务丢包率、nrtPS 的业务吞吐量和系统的吞吐量等参数进行了仿真对比，结果显示自适应能源调度算法能够根据实际的需要更加灵活地满足 QoS 需求。
关键工序控制和管理在机电安装工程电气施工中的探讨
Authors: 向 波勇
Published: April 2018

近年来，在改革开放和经济全球化的积极推进下，中国在社会不断进步、经济不断发展的同时，建筑行业也取得了重大的进展。机电安装工程作为建筑行业中极其重要的工程项目之一，其在建筑施工过程中占据相当大的比例，因此对机电安装工程电气施工中关键工序的控制和管理工作给予一定的重视是非常有必要的。
关于化工行业职业病危害因素检测方法的不足及改进措施探讨
Authors: 贾 琰
Published: April 2018

近些年来，化工行业的发展势头非常迅猛，已经成了国民经济发展的重要支撑。化工行业在快速发展的过程中，经常会面临各种各样的问题，职业病危害的增加便是其中之一。为了减少化工行业的职业病危害，必须要加强对职业病危害因素的检测，解决好职业病危害因素检测过程中的不足。论文以化工行业为研究对象，分析了职业病危害因素检测过程中常见的问题，并在此次基础上详细探讨了职业病危害因素检测方法的改进策略，希望能够为今后相关内容的研究提供参考。
A Comparative Study of Differences between Chinese and American Family Educational Approaches
Authors: Sang Kangru
Published: April 2018

Education is not only a science but an art. During the children's entire education, school education is in a dominant position but family education plays a key role. Children's growth needs education, help, and guide from parents. With the development of Chinese society and economy, the importance of family education of children grows more and more significant. But because of cultural traditions, lifestyle, social customs, ideas and sense of heritage, family education in China is still a weak part. The traditional concept of family education is being challenged. And many parents lack understanding of physiological and psychological development of the children during their growth, and lack proper education and effective methods to face the different stages of children's development. Consequently, parents tend to miss crucial educational opportunities. With different history, culture and social economic conditions between China and America, the formations of family education are producing a huge impact. American high level of culture and education also determines the United States the world leader in science and technology. The US has not only advanced school education but advanced family education, and their advanced educational concepts and teaching approaches are in line so that we can learn from American family education in a lot of places.Through questionnaire investigation and contrastive analysis, this thesis studies the differences between Chinese and American family educational approaches by three main aspects of intellectual education, moral and physical education, and life education. Firstly, this thesis discusses the reasons on the historical and cultural backgrounds and social conditions. Then this thesis describes the specific performance including the different status and contents, the comparison of parenting methods. In the end, this thesis has a brief summary of advantages and disadvantages of Chinese and American family educational approaches. This thesis tries to briefly describes and compares the intellectual education, moral and physical education and life education. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is in order to improve the quality of our family education. By studying the differences of family educational style between China and America, we do not mean to belittle our Chinese family education but is a kind of reflection. Absorbing American family education's advantages and removing the disadvantages of our family education style as well as keep our Chinese traditional merits of family education could make a benign circulation of healthy personnel training in our country. Thus, we could gain a competitive advantage in the future competition and gradually adapt to the world trend of the future.
Tradition and Depersonalization --An Interpretation of "Tradition and the Individual Talent"
Authors: Fenfen Xie
Published: April 2018

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LED Driving Power Online Detection System
Authors: Lei Youjian , Lin Xiaomin
Published: April 2018

LED driving power is a necessary product for LED lighting; the behaviors of pursuing low-cost of some small and medium-sized enterprise producers in China directly affect the quality of LED power. Therefore, it is necessary to detect the reliability of the LED driving power. There are 4 main factors for the over-burning of the LED driving power: lightning oscillation frequency, voltage mutation frequency, switch motion frequency and static discharge frequency.For the above problems, this paper raises the LED driving power online detection system, including: surge voltage input module, main control module, pulse width modulation module, power module, thyristor control module, current transformer, amplifier, RMS-DC conversion module, A/D conversion module, display module, main control module connecting to surge voltage input module.The main operating principle is that the main control module connects the pulse width modulation module, which connects the thyristor control pole of the thyristor control module, the first anode thereof connects the power module; the primary side of current transformer connects the second anode of the thyristor control module through two wire switches, and the secondary side thereof connects the amplifier, which connects the RMS-DC conversion module; RMS-DC conversion module connects the A/D conversion module, which connects the main control module; the main control module also connects the display module. In addition, the project also provides the detection functions of LED output current, voltage digital display and different loads.
Reading Nowhere in Erewhon: Bellamy, Morris, and New Zealand
Authors: McNeill Dougal
Published: April 2018

While scholars have discussed the success of Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) in New Zealand, its rival Utopia, William Morris' News from Nowhere (1890) has not received the same attention. This essay reads these two works' New Zealand reception together, and traces in this international sources for local literary culture.Correspondence about this article may be directed to the author at Dougal.McNeill@vuw.ac.nz
Group 5: Measuring Hidden Unemployment
Authors: Bowie Robert , Graham Rosemary , McBeth Nancy , Saffron Kim
Published: April 2018

This discussion groups focussed of various aspects of hidden unemployment. The main priorities were how hidden unemployment was to be defined, what it represents, where data sources are available and what surveys could be conducted to best obtain further information.
Internationalisation Trends, Investment and Labour; Issues and Policy Options
Authors: Le Heron Richard
Published: April 2018

This paper takes the position that changes and trends in labour, employment and work (LEW) in New Zealand are unavoidably entangled in developments whose origins lie, in the main, outside New Zealand. It is further argued that debate about these changes and trends remains largely grounded in conceptual and theoretical frameworks which give insufficient regard to global structural realities and what these realities might mean in particular countries. Rather than rehearse the scope and content of existing LEW frameworks, this paper conceptualises a general process of globalisation centred on developments in the world capitalist accumulation process.
STRATEGY BMT AL-ITTIHAD USING MATRIX IE, MATRIX SWOT 8K, MATRIX SPACE AND TWOS MATRIX
Authors: Nofrizal Nofrizal , Widayat Prama
Published: April 2018

This research aims to formulate and select BMT Al- Ittihad Rumbai strategy to face the changing of business environment both from internal environment such as organization resources, finance, member and external  business such as competitor, economy, politics and others. This research method used Analysis of EFAS, IFAS, IE Matrix, SWOT-8K Matrix, SPACE Matrix and TWOS Matrix. our hope from this research it can assist BMT Al-Ittihad in formulating and selecting strategies for the sustainability of BMT Al-Ittihad in the future. The sample in this research is using purposive sampling technique that is the manager and leader of BMT Al-Ittihad Rumbai Pekanbaru. The result of this research shows that the position of BMT Al-Ittihad using IE Matrix, SWOT-8K Matrix and SPACE Matrix is in growth position, stabilization and aggressive . The choice of strategy after using TWOS Matrix is market penetration, market development, vertical integration, horizontal integration, and stabilization (careful.)
Molecular identification of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in sheep
Authors: Parin Ugur , Kirkan Sukru , Ural Kerem , Savasan Serap , Erbas Goksel , Gultekin Mehmet , Yuksel HafizeTugba , Balikci Canberk
Published: April 2018

Caseous lymphadenitis is still a serious zoonotic problem in Turkey. Sheep suffer from the disease with yield loss in wool and meat production. Moreover, with inexperienced laboratory staff, biochemical identification may go unrevealed. The scope of this study was to demonstrate the presence ofCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosisin sheep by PCR. The sampling was conducted via collecting lymph fluids from the lymph node internal pouch wall of 100 sheep that were examined for the presence ofCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Molecular identification of theCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosisisolates was carried out by establishing the presence of the proline iminopeptidase gene. All isolates were confirmed to beCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosisby polymerase chain reaction. The polymerase chain reaction procedure conducted in this research was observed to be reliable and fast, and could be utilized for confirmation of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep as an optional technique to time-consuming biochemical identification methods.
The effect of age on the fatty acids composition in wild boar (Sus scrofa) hunted in the southwest region of Slovakia
Authors: Gálik Branislav , Šmehýl Peter , Gašparík Jozef , Candrák Juraj , Jahnátek Andrej , Bíro Daniel , Rolinec Michal , Juráček Miroslav , Šimko Milan
Published: April 2018

The aim of the study was to analyse the fatty acid profile of wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat. The samples were obtained from the mountain Tríbeč (southwest part of the Slovak Republic). A total of 36 samples in 3 age categories of meat were analysed. The effect of age on the intramuscular (IMF) fat content was analysed. The highest (P < 0.05) IMF content was found in the samples from the youngest animals (18.07%), the lowest (P < 0.05) in the sub-adult animals. Significant (P < 0.05) differences were found in palmitic acid (C16:0). Significant decrease of heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) as an effect of age was analysed in the samples. Of the important fatty acids, the most abundant in all age categories of wild boar were oleic (C18:1 cis 9), palmitic (C16:0), and linolelaidic acid (C18:2 cis n6). Differences in the content of mentioned acids were significant (P < 0.05). In α-linolenic and γ-linoleic acids, non-significant (P > 0.05) differences were detected. Significant differences (P < 0.05) between age categories were found in cis-11-eicosenoic (C20:1 n9) and cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acids (C20:2 n6). Significant differences (P < 0.05) were found in PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids), MUFA (monounsaturated fatty acids), and SFA (saturated fatty acids) concentrations. The highest PUFA content was typical for the samples from the oldest animals, MUFA from the sub-adults, and SFA from the youngest wild boar. More significant results were observed in the normalized data with the factor component scores. The wild boar fatty acid profile is significantly affected by age.
Designing a course in intercultural education
Authors: Holliday Adrian
Published: April 2018

There are a number of principles to be considered in the design of intercultural education courses. The existing intercultural experience that participants have built from early childhood must be recognised as a major resource. Interculturality is a reflexive awareness of Self and Other in a crossing of boundaries which resonates with C. Wright Mill’s “sociological imagination.” A critical cosmopolitan notion of the third space concept is employed as an open rather than an intermediary space-a creatively investigative space which enables us to work on finding ourselves as new and even more enriched selves across boundaries, and where all of us are hybrid. The focus should be on self among others rather than the nature of difference between national or other large cultures. This resonates with the radical agenda of cultural studies, where there is critical intervention against structures of prejudice, with particular attention to countering what I refer to as powerful essentialist West as steward and “West versus the rest” discourses of culture. There is therefore a postmodern and constructivist interrogation of ideological constructions of the intercultural that commonly push the recognition of important cultural realities to the margins. These principles are applied along with the need to learn how to avoid essentialist blocks and choose threads from our personal cultural trajectories that draw us together. The paper concludes with suggestions for intercultural education events that apply these principles. This is written in the inclusive third person to signal a final principle that intercultural educators are joining with their participants in working out their own interculturality.
Humorous Script Oppositions in Classical Instrumental Music
Authors: Palmer James K.
Published: April 2018

Most of us can recall chuckling, or even laughing out loud, at a humorous musical passage and perhaps recalling how much that experience increased our enjoyment of the music. This article focuses on musical humor in passages from instrumental works by Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, and Mozart. In the most general sense, musical humor arises when composers play with established conventions of musical discourse by writing something incongruous according to the stylistic context.

I begin by briefly discussing the role of contrast in establishing musical humor in both historical and modern writings. I then introduce a strategy by which Classical composers created musical humor. I call this strategy “script opposition,” following linguistic theories of verbal humor. In my analytical discussion, I explain how “valence shifts” between implications of “high” and “low” create script oppositions, and demonstrate how these valence shifts are produced primarily by musical topics, but are bolstered by formal functions and cues in other musical parameters. My analytical and theoretical approach to musical humor draws on recent studies of musical topics, form, and communication in the Classical style, as well as concepts from recent linguistic theories of verbal humor.
Gendered Power Relationships in Mashups
Authors: Boone Christine
Published: April 2018

When evaluating mashups, most authors praise the coupling of unrelated songs. Subversion of meaning depends on bringing disparate songs together so that they can reveal unexpected points of contact. The disparate elements in mashups can, and often do, result because of differently-gendered performers coming together in unexpected and unintended ways. This juxtaposition of masculine and feminine tokens can create a wide variety of meanings. In this article, I investigate some male/female power relationships that mashups exemplify and examine different types of meanings that can result from the combination of musicians who perform gender differently in a mashup.
Key Profiles in Bruckner’s Symphonic Expositions
Authors: Pell Nathan
Published: April 2018

Because of their novel harmonic and formal tendencies, Bruckner’s symphonies are often subjected to extravagant analytical practices. Schenker, himself a Bruckner student, viewed them as sublime, but ultimately unworkable, harmonic jumbles: “a potpourri of exaltations.” Darcy has argued that Bruckner’s second themes are largely presented in the “wrong” key, creating a nontraditional “suspension field ... [isolated] from the main line of ... symphonic discourse.” Taking this view as a point of departure, I show (1) that Bruckner’s second theme key choices do not break from tradition—they have precedent in earlier, more canonic literature; and (2) that distinct “profiles” emerge from them: I-to-V in opening movements, I-to-III-to-V in finales. These profiles suggest both that Bruckner conceived of deep structure as chromatically saturated, and that he varied the degree of saturation to differentiate between types of movements. Thus, Bruckner’s chromatic second themes—far from “suspending” a movement’s trajectory—represent powerful, energizing events en route to the dominant.
Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Joint Butylphthalide and Human Albumin Treatment of PTCI
Authors: Yang Jinjian , Geng Deqin
Published: April 2018

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of butylphthalide joint human albumin in the treatment of the progress of type in acute cerebral infarction(PTCI). Methods: 120 patients with PTCI in Department of Neurology of Shuyang People’s Hospital were used to observe the efficacy. These patients were all treated by routine medicine including anti-platelet, statins, edaravone, ginkgo leaf extract and dipyridamole after admission. According to whether used butylphthalide and(or) human albumin in the treatment of PTCI, the patients were divided into A group 30 cases, B group 45 cases, and C group 45 cases.Patients of group C were given conventional treatment. Group B were given conventional treatment and human albumin injection(5g, ivgtt, qd, 3 days in a course); Group A were treated with butylphthalide (first,with butylphthalide and sodium chloride injection 100ml, ivgtt, for 7d, then with butylphthalide soft capsules 0.2g, tid, for 21d ), human albumin(5g, ivgtt, qd, for 3d) and routine medicine. The change of NIHSS score, Barthel Index, and mRS of three groups respectively during progress,1 week, 2 weeks and 90 days after progress were observed and analyzed. Results: NIHSS score, Barthel Index, and mRS of group A, group B and group C all showed no statistically significant (all p > 0.05) on 1 week after treatment; NIHSS score and mRS of group A were both lower than group B and group C on 2 weeks and 90 days after treatment, and both of them showed statistically significant (p<0.05);  Barthel Index of group A was higher than group B and group C on 90 days after treatment,it showed statistically significant (p<0.05); The total effective rate of group A（96.7%） > group B（88.9%） > group C（77.8%),showed statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusions: Butylphthalide joint human albumin treatment of PTCI has good therapeutic effect and safety, it is useful to clinical promotion and further research.