bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peace Marketing Opportunities and Prospects
Authors: Pavlát Vladislav , Knihová Ladislava
Published: November 2018

The mission of the chapter is to explore the role and opportunities of peace marketing in modern education enhanced by the application of soft power in the strategic documents and measures adopted by the Czech government. The research objectives are the soft power strategy and peace education role exploration. The chapter contains both the general characteristics of soft power strategies and their actual application by the Czech government. Then, a peace marketing education analysis follows. As a research tool, a structural interview has been designed on the basis of a SWOT analysis. Thanks to the use of qualitative methodology, the research proposal is aimed at getting a well-grounded picture of the situation in the Czech Republic. By proving the existence of a wide space for intelligent and smart peace marketing methods, the authors are capable of getting the issues refined. As a result, further research directions are suggested.
Towards Resilient Process Networks - Designing Booster Stations via Quantified Programming
Authors: Hartisch Michael , Herbst Alexander , Lorenz Ulf , Weber Jonas Benjamin
Published: November 2018

Resilience of a technical system is the ability to overcome minor failures and thus to avoid a complete breakdown of its vital functions. A possible failure of the system's components is one critical case the system designer should keep in mind. From another perspective resilience can be interpreted as the existence of alternative paths in a process network if resources break down. In this context we deal with process networks corresponding to systems which must be designed to operate in different scenarios. In order to ensure the system's functionality and to step in as a replacement in case of failure a set of optional resources must be available. This means that the process network must have several degrees of freedom allowing to react to uncertain events. With those restrictions we try to find a preferably resource-efficient network. Hence, an optimization problem arises which can be modeled using quantified mixed-integer linear programming. As an example of a process which can be modeled using process networks we investigate the problem of finding cost-efficient resilient topologies of fluid systems that are able to fulfill different load scenarios.
Direct Tensile Strength of Lightweight Concrete Using Polypropylene Coarse Aggregate Coated with Sand
Authors: Heru Purnomo , Yuandry Andhika Rizki , Tjahjono Elly
Published: November 2018

Plastic waste used as coarse aggregates in structural concrete is part of efforts to minimizeenvironmental pollution. It can provide lightweight concrete but with a lower strength compared tonormal concrete. Accordingly, an experimental study of 12 concrete specimens using wastepolypropylene coarse aggregates coated with sand was carried out. Direct tensile tests were conductedto cylinder concrete specimens having diameter of 10 cm and depth of 20 cm respectively. Threemixtures of sand coated polypropylene coarse plastic aggregate, river sand as fine aggregate, waterand Portland Composite Cement with a water-cement ratio of 0.286 were conducted. The massproportion of cement and sand are the same but the mass of plastic coarse aggregates coated withsand is specific for each mixture. Direct tensile strength of the specimens in general shows that highertensile strength is found for specimens having higher compressive strength. From the test results, amodel of direct tensile stress-strain relation is proposed. Finally the direct tensile strength forlightweight concrete using polypropylene coarse aggregate coated with sand is found to be lower thanthe direct tensile strength for normal concrete.
Soundness in Mortars of Portland Cement with Substitutions Using Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) and Corn Starch
Authors: Blancas-Herrera Victor Hugo , Pacheco-Segovia Jorge Alberto , Martínez-Molina Wilfrido , Chávez García Hugo Luis , Arreola-Sanchez Mauricio , Alonso-Guzmán Elia Mercedes
Published: November 2018

The use of dehydrated fibres of cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica (FN), and starch (corn starch,Zea Mays (MZ)) as partial substitutes for the total mass of Portland Cement (CP) in the making ofmortar, aims at modifying its physical and mechanical properties, reducing the amount of cementand the CO2 emission. Four mixtures of CP mortar were designed incorporating a superplasticizeradditive with a water/cement weight ratio of 0.68. To compare the results, there was a controlmortar; two mixtures with partial substitutions using fibres of FN, 0.5 and 1.5% (in weight of CP)respectively; and a substituted mixture with 2% of corn starch plus 0.5% of cactus fibre (MZ - FN).The test age was 180 days. The specimens were subjected to an accelerated attack of sodiumsulphate, quantifying the electric resistivity (ER) and the ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV). Theresults indicate that the substitution of the materials, remarkably densify the cement matrix, whichresults in the improvement of the physical properties and the durability.
Size Effects in the Impact of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures
Authors: Shen Yi Ou , Li Yan
Published: November 2018

In this study, target size effects in the low energy impact response of plain CFRP plateswere investigated. It was found that increase the target size leads to a reduction in the maximumimpact force recorded during the test. This is due to the reduction on flexural rigidity of the largerpanels. The experimental results indicated that at energies above the first failure threshold, themaximum impact force does not coincidence with the predicting value. Two mathematical modelswere used to predict the maximum impact force including single degree of freedom (SDOF)spring-mass model and Energy-Balance (E-B) model. The predicting results were then comparedwith the experimental results, and both of the two models show good agreement with theexperimental results in elastic deformation region. In addition, the level of agreement between thepredictions and the experimental results indicate that both models are capable of modelling theimpact response of these CFRP panels at elastic regime.
Plastic Bag Waste on Hotmixture Asphalt as Modifier
Authors: Suaryana Nyoman , Nirwan Edwin , Ronny Yohanes
Published: November 2018

Indonesia is the second largest country to contribute plastic marine debris in the world. Onthe other hand, Indonesia is facing pavement problem due to various reasons, so it needs to improvethe pavement quality and performance. The addition of plastic waste to the hot mix asphalt (HMA)actually have beneficial effect to improve the pavement quality. Utilization of plastic waste in roadconstruction is conducted by incorporating the plastic waste into the asphalt mixture as an additivewith dry or wet mix process. The objective of this research is to investigate the laboratoryperformance of asphalt mixture using plastic waste addition and its effect on the moisture sensitivity,resistance to deformation and the fatigue life of the asphalt mixture. The addition of plastic waste inHMA will increase the Marshall stability and the resilient modulus of the mixture, improve strippingresistance, moisture sensitivity and also the rutting resistance. Up to a certain plastic content, theaddition of plastic waste will improve the fatigue life and the ravelling resistance of the HMA, on thecontrary excesive addition of the plstic waste will decrease the fatigue life and ravelling resistancecompare to the conventional HMA. The field application is very simillar to conventional HMA,except it requires additional time during dry mix process in the production plant.
The Influence of Electromagnetic Wave on the Acoustomagnetoelectric Effect in a Quantum Well with Infinite Potential
Authors: Thang Nguyen Quyet , Nghia Nguyen Van , Bau Nguyen Quang
Published: November 2018

The influence of electromagnetic wave (EMW) on the acous- tomagnetoelectric (AME)effect is studied theoretically in a quantum well. The expression of the AME field is obtained. Thedependences of the AME field on the temperature of system, the frequency of acoustic wave, thefrequency and intensity of electromagnetic wave and the parameters of a Quantum well are nonlinear.These dependences in the case of QW are different and more complex than in the case of bulksemiconductor. The results are numerically calculated and discussed for an GaAs/AGaAs QW. Thegraph of the dependence of the AME field on the frequency of acoustic wave shows that the changesof external magnetic field drag on the change of value of AME field and the change of the positionof AME field. The value of the AME field in case with the intensity of EMW is much bigger than incase without the intensity of EMW.
Microstructure and Characteristic of Biomedical Titanium Alloy Based on Picosecond Laser Micromachining
Authors: Yu Zhou , Hu Jun
Published: November 2018

Laser micromachining has become a hotspot in recent years due to its high precision, non-contact and adjustable parameter. In this paper, TC4 titanium alloy implant samples were conducted to obtain specific surface textures through picosecond laser. The laser parameters which directly influenced the microstructure and characteristic of surface textures were optimized within the context of laser power, scanning speed and scanning number via response surface methodology. The microstructure was evaluated using scanning electron microscope (SEM) while the feature size of the surface textures was measured through surface 3D profiler. In addition, endothelial cell culture was conducted to investigate the biofunctionalization of samples with specific surface textures. It demonstrated that well-structured textures played an important role in promoting cell adhesion and proliferation for titanium alloy implants.
Anodization of Zirconia Nanotubes for Lead (II) Adsorption
Authors: Balela Mary Donnabelle L. , Mancera Clarisse , Reyes Bianca Patricia , Reyes Ma. Christine
Published: November 2018

Zirconia (ZrO2) nanotubes were prepared by anodization of zirconium (Zr) foil in a glycerol-formamide electrolyte containing ammonium fluoride. The effects of anodizing voltage and temperature on the pore diameter and thickness of the resulting nanotube array were studied. ZrO2 nanotubes with larger pore diameter were formed at higher anodizing voltage and temperature. Additinally, the thickness of the oxide layer was also increased. The applicability of the ZrO2 nanotubes for adsorption of heavy metals in aqueous solution was evaluated using Pb (II) as the model ions. Generally, the uptake of Pb (II) was increased at longer adsorption time and higher initial concentration of the adsorbate.
One-Pot Preparation of Physical Hydrogel-Based Photonic Crystal
Authors: Chen Cheng , Dong Zhi Qiang , Mei Guang Cai , Li Zhan Hong , Zhu Zhi Gang
Published: November 2018

We developed a one-pot method for the fabrication of hydrogel-based photonic crystal (PC) materials. An array of monodisperse colloids was self-assembled within a polymer solution, which generates a visible light diffractable photonic mixture. This mixture was molded and gelated into a hydrogel PC material by freeze-thaw treatment. Drug release as well as the structure colour changing properties of the PC hydrogels were discussed, and the experiment results revealed that our one-pot design and the associated modification approach has potential in efficient fabrication of PC materials.
Influence of Binder Saturation Level on Compressive Strength and Dimensional Accuracy of Powder-Based 3D Printed Geopolymer
Authors: Xia Ming , Nematollahi Behzad , Sanjayan Jay
Published: November 2018

Powder-based 3D concrete printing (3DCP) process is highly suitable for producing building components and interior structures that can be later assembled on site. The accuracy and strength of 3D printed concrete components heavily rely on printing parameters, among which the binder saturation is the most decisive parameter. This paper reports the effects of binder saturation level on linear dimensional accuracy and compressive strength of 3D printed geopolymer. A geopolymer composition suitable for the powder-based 3DCP process previously developed by the authors was used in this study. 20 mm cubic specimens were printed with five binder saturation levels (75%, 100%, 125%, 150% and 170%). The results indicated that the increase in binder saturation level resulted in significant increase in compressive strengths of both green and post-processed samples in both directions. Nevertheless, the rate of increase in compressive strength of green samples was significantly higher than the post-processed samples. On the other hand, the increase in binder saturation level significantly reduced the linear dimensional accuracy of green samples in all directions. Nonetheless, the rate of reduction in linear dimensional accuracy in Z-direction was lower than the other two directions.
Effects of Deep Rolling on Surface Residual Stress and Microhardness of JIS SS400 MIG Welding
Authors: Baisukhan Adirek , Nakkiew Wasawat
Published: November 2018

Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding process is a common welding process for carbon steels. During the cooling after welding, non-uniform cooling cause tensile residual stress on the surface of welded joint and, in most cases, in Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) also. The tensile residual stress is undesirable because it affects the strength and shorten the workpiece fatigue life. In order to convert the tensile residual stresses to desirable compressive residual stresses, the mechanical surface treatment like deep rolling process was used in this research. The surface residual stresses were measured by XRD machine with the sin2ψ method. For statistical analysis of significant factors used in deep rolling process, there are three factors each factor has two levels: rolling pressure, rolling speed and number of passes. Taguchi experimental design was used in conjunction with a deep rolling process to determine factors affected the surface residual stresses and surface microhardness. The results of the research showed that the most significant factors that affect the surface residual stress and surface microhardness were the number of passes, followed by the rolling pressure and the rolling speed, respectively. The maximum compressive residual stress measured at the welded joint was -521.5 MPa. The highest measured surface microhardness was 266.2 HV at the welded joint. The appropriated factors of deep rolling process for JIS SS400 MIG welding were rolling pressure 270 MPa, rolling speed 1,500 mm/min and number of passes 3 times.
Effect of Cold Rolling and Annealing Temperature on the Characteristics of Cu-28Zn-1.1Bi Alloy Produced by Gravity Casting
Authors: Tambunan Ansel Fabianta , Angela Irene , Basori Imam , Sofyan Bondan Tiara
Published: November 2018

The microstructures, mechanical properties, deformation mechanism, and recrystallization behavior of Cu-Zn-Bi alloys for cartridge case application have been investigated in this research. Cu-28Zn-1.1Bi wt. % alloys were produced by gravity casting and subjected to a homogenization – cold rolling – annealing sequences with variations on reduction level and annealing temperature. Samples characterizations were done through optical emission spectroscopy, optical microscopy, SEM-EDS imaging, and X-ray mapping modes, while hardness measurements were performed using micro Vickers method. The presence of Bi was found to increase cartridge brass hardness through a dispersoid strengthening mechanism in which dislocation movements are rendered by Bi particles. Higher deformation levels resulted in higher microhardness of the alloy. Recrystallization took place at grain boundaries and areas surrounding Bi dispersoid at 400 °C, while further heating resulted in grain growth phenomenon. Bismuth addition accelerated the recrystallization process in cartridge brass by a particles stimulated nucleation (PSN) mechanism.
Youth marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society: Introducing a research contribution
Authors: Swart Ignatius
Published: November 2018

The aim of this article is to introduce a special collection of articles focused on the topic ‘Youth marginalisation as a faith-based concern in contemporary South African society’. In meeting this aim the discussion begins by alluding to an international research project known under the acronym YOMA (Youth at the Margins: A Comparative Study of the Contribution of Faith-Based Organisations to Social Cohesion in South Africa and Nordic Europe) as the source that inspired the undertaking of the collection. This recognition thereupon leads the article in subsequent sections to give some more detailed recognition to the YOMA project but also to a larger corpus of recent scholarly contributions as the most evident manifestations to date of an emerging South African research engagement with the topical focus under discussion. From this vantage point the article then proceeds to present the current special collection as a concerted attempt to give further momentum to the emerging focus. Importantly, however, this is done by presenting a more elaborate argument about the imperative of interdisciplinary engagement within the topical focus and how such engagement defines the nature and scope of the present collection. This finally leads the discussion to conclude with a summary of the contributing articles.
Serum Procalcitonin Concentration and Its Relationship with Local Manifestations after Snakebites
Authors: Bammigatti Chanaveerappa , Reddy Preetham A. , Hanumanthappa Nandeesha , Harichandrakumar K. T. , Swaminathan Rathinam Palamalai
Published: November 2018

The local signs and symptoms following snakebites are similar to those of cellulitis caused by bacterial infections. This leads to empirical treatment with antibiotics, which however is not supported by evidence. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker with good diagnostic accuracy for bacterial infection. We studied serum PCT concentration in 100 patients aged 13 years or more, presenting to the hospital with significant local manifestations (crossing the joint proximal to the bitten wound) within 24 hours after snakebite. The extent and progression of local manifestations were monitored 12 hourly. Baseline PCT measurement was carried out for all patients and measurement was repeated 12 hourly only in those patients with progressive local manifestations. The median interqartile range PCT concentration did not differ significantly by the severity of local manifestation at presentation (Grade 2 = 0.28 [0.26–0.30]; Grade 3 = 0.28 [0.26–0.32]; Grade 4 = 0.27 [0.26–0.32] ng/mL; P = 0.15). Furthermore, we did not observe an increase in PCT concentration on serial estimation in those with progressive local manifestation (0.28, 0.29, and 0.29 ng/mL) over 36 hours. These observations suggest that the local manifestations following snakebites were not caused by bacterial infection.
Biliary Taeniasis with Cholecystitis: An Unusual Case of Taenia solium Infection with a Literature Review
Authors: Yu Hui-Jin , Ahn Chun-Seob , Lim Sangeun , Kim Jeong-Geun , Kim Mi Sung , Chae Seoung Wan , Yeom Joon-Sup , Joo Eun-Jeong , Sohn Woon-Mok , Kwon Min-Jung
Published: November 2018

Taeniasis is a cosmopolitan helminthic disease caused by Taenia species, which included Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, and Taenia asiatica. These parasites typically infect the small intestine, but cases of aberrant migration have been reported. We treated a 70-year-old man who presented with vomiting and colicky abdominal pain. On physical examination, Murphy’s sign was positive, and laboratory findings indicated severe inflammation. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed typical features of cholecystitis. An 82-cm-long, slender and degenerated, parasite-like organism was aspirated through a percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage tube. After extensive washing of the organism, we detected yellowish-brown colored, spherical 37.9 × 33.8-µm-sized taenid eggs with thick transverse striations. Hematoxylin–eosin-stained worm sections also contained Taeniidae eggs. Polymerase chain reaction amplification of DNA extracted from the worm with species-specific cytochrome c1 (cox1) primer sets detected a T. solium–specific fragment. Because of sustained high fever combined with inflammatory signs, the patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and inflamed gallbladder removal. A histopathologic specimen demonstrated chronic reactive cholecystitis. The patient’s fever and leukocytosis rapidly resolved after surgery. We experienced an uncommon case of biliary taeniasis representing cholecystitis caused by adult worm of T. solium.
Evaluating Urban Taeniasis as a Threat to Cysticercosis Elimination in Northern Peru
Authors: Fernandez Lauralee , Gamboa Ricardo , Vilchez Percy , Pray Ian , Beam Michelle , Garvey Brian , Spencer Angela , Atto Ruth , Muro Claudio , Moyano Luz Maria , Garcia Hector H. , O’Neal Seth E. , _ _
Published: November 2018

Reintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low prevalence of taeniasis (4/1,621; 0.25%), suggesting minimal risk of parasite reintroduction into rural areas through this route.
Impact of social media language on writings of the undergraduates of university of Nigeria, Nsukka
Authors: Kadiri Goodluck C. , Agbo Isaiah , Ekwueme Joekin
Published: November 2018

This paper investigated the impact of social media language on writings of the undergraduates of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The aim of this paper was to identify the extent to which SMS language has influenced the writings of undergraduates. Also, to confirm or refute the arguments and counteraugments that had raised dust in the academics over the presupposed negative effects of this form of media discourse on students’ academic writings. This study draws insights from Corder’s Error Analysis. The corpus of this study was gotten from an eight-item-questionnaire and confirmatory essay test administered to forty students selected at random. Data elicited from the questionnaires were  analyzed quantitatively using the simple percentage and represented in bar charts and lines respectively; while the students’ essays were scanned for linguistic features of SMS. The findings revealed that students’ use of SMS is pervasive but it does not significantly impact writings negatively. The researchers, therefore, concluded that SMS language does not pose major threats to students’ formal writings. Thus, they suggested that users of SMS should try as much as they could to always check their works carefully in order to avoid committing errors in formal writings.Keywords: Error Analysis, impact, linguistic features, social media language, and writing
Macorvian characteristics of the Nigerian stock market
Authors: Dallah Hamadu , Adeleke Ismail
Published: November 2018

Stock Market prediction has been one of the active research areas that have enjoyed attention in the fields of actuarial science and quantitative finance. This article investigates the Markovian characteristics of the Nigeria Stock Market using weekly data on All Share Index (ASI) market, 30- Index and five sub-sectors of Nigerian stock exchange from October 4, 2013 to September 30, 2016. The Chapman-Kolmogorov’s principles of handling transition probabilities and limiting distributions methods were employed for predicting future market behaviour. The findings suggest that compounded returns of the indices for the sectors and the market are highly volatile. The long-run distribution forecasts established that the market converged to stationarity after six weeks, while industrial sector has the shortest stationarity step period of five weeks. It is also observed that it will take about 31 weeks for the market and the 30-Index to reach the best return state, while about 78 weeks period is required to revert to the worst performing state. Further analysis findings of the mean return time suggest that it will take only about two weeks period for the indices returns of the market and the sectors under study to transit to the average state irrespective of the current state. Generally, the findings established the volatile nature of the market and its rapid tendency for deterioration. Finally, it is important to note that the 30-Index and ASI exhibit similar Markovian characteristics. It is pertinent to ensure strict compliance of the 30-Index stocks to the regulatory risk management frameworks for the robustness and sustainability of the market.Keywords: Markov Process, Nigeria Stock Market, All Share Index, limiting distribution, Mean return and First Passage time, Prediction
Making European Cult Cinema
Authors: Carter Oliver
Published: November 2018

Fans of cult films don't just watch the movies they love-they frequently engage with them in other, more creative ways as well. Making European Cult Cinema explores the ways in which that fandom could be understood as an alternative economy of fan enterprise, through a close look at how fans produce and distribute artifacts and commodities related to cult films. Built around interviews and ethnographic observations-and even the author's own fan enterprise-the book creates an innovative theoretical framework that draws in ideas from cultural studies and political economy to introduce the concept of an 'alternative economy' as a way to understand fan productions.
Improving climate model coupling through a complete mesh
representation: a case study with E3SM (v1) and MOAB (v5.x)
Authors: Mahadevan Vijay S. , Grindeanu Iulian , Jacob Robert , Sarich Jason
Published: November 2018

Abstract. One of the fundamental factors contributing to the spatiotemporal inaccuracy in climate modeling is the mapping of solution field data between different discretizations and numerical grids used in the coupled component models. The typical climate computational workflow involves evaluation and serialization of the remapping weights during the pre-processing step, which is then consumed by the coupled driver infrastructure during simulation to compute field projections. Tools like Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) Hill et al. (2004) and TempestRemap Ullrich et al. (2013) offer capability to generate conservative remapping weights, while the Model Coupling Toolkit (MCT) Larson et al. (2001) that is utilized in many production climate models exposes functionality to make use of the operators to solve the coupled problem. However, such multi-step processes present several hurdles in terms of the scientific workflow, and impedes research productivity. In order to overcome these limitations, we present a fully integrated infrastructure based on the Mesh Oriented datABase (MOAB) Tautges et al. (2004); Mahadevan et al. (2015) library, which allows for a complete description of the numerical grids, and solution data used in each submodel. Through a scalable advancing front intersection algorithm, the supermesh of the source and target grids are computed, which is then used to assemble the high-order, conservative and monotonicity preserving remapping weights between discretization specifications. The Fortran compatible interfaces in MOAB are utilized to directly link the submodels in the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) to enable online remapping strategies in order to simplify the coupled workflow process.We demonstrate the superior computational efficiency of the remapping algorithms in comparison with other state-of-science tools and present strong scaling results on large-scale machines for computing remapping weights between the spectral-element atmosphere and finite-volume discretizations on the polygonal ocean grids.
Climate change and runoff contribution by hydrological zones of
cryosphere catchment of Indus River, Pakistan
Authors: Jamal Kashif , Ahmad Shakil , Li Xin , Rizwan Muhammad , Li Hongyi , Feng Jiaojiao
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Climate change has significant impacts on hydrology in high altitude snow and glacier covered mountainous regions. These regions are highly sensitive to changes in climate variables, such as temperature and precipitation and producing high runoffs. Runoff produced from different altitude ranges and their sensitivity to current and changing climate is also unknown. This study was carried out in high altitude mountainous cryosphere Hunza River Catchment (HRC) which is located in Hindukush and Karakoram ranges and is the major tributary of the Indus River Basin. Snowmelt-Runoff Model (SRM) was used to analyse the current and projected hydrological regimes and the sensitivity of Snow Cover Area (SCA) at different altitude levels under current and changing climate. Under the current condition (i.e., 2001–2010 except 2006), the results showed that about half of the mean annual streamflows at the outlet of the HRC is contributed by the altitude ranges of 4500–5500 m a.s.l. Climatic projections under the RCP8.5 and RCP4.5 scenarios were used for the climate change impact assessment. Compared to the baseline climate, the mean annual temperature would increase by 0.7 (0.6), 2.4 (1.3) and 4.6 (1.9) ℃, respectively during 2030s, 2060s and 2090s; and the mean annual precipitation would increase by 63.3 (33.6) mm during 2090s under the RCP8.5 (RCP4.5) projections. Moreover, two SCA scenarios were developed, i.e., the baseline unchanged SCA and the hypothetical change in SCA scenarios. In the first SCA scenario, the results showed that additional streamflows of 43 (34), 153 (83.4) and 304 (115.7) m3 s−1 under RCP8.5 (RCP4.5) will be added into baseline annual streamflows of 269 m3 s−1 during 2030s, 2060s and 2090s, respectively. In the second scenario, we found that 10 % and 15 % decrease in SCA would result in increases (or decrease) in streamflows approximately by 18 (2) % and 42 (7) % under the RCP8.5 (RCP4.5) scenario during 2060s and 2090s, respectively. Whereas altitude range 4500–5500 m a.s.l showed increasing trend during pre-monsoon (April–June) and monsoon (July–August) season under changed SCA scenario for both RCPs scenarios. Current and near future climate pattern is favourable for Indus River regarding high water flows. However, future water flow pattern is declining because of disappearance or decrease in snow and glaciers melt area which correspondingly means that mid/downstream water allocation will be effected or reduced at some extent. Proper adaptations or managements strategies should be executed for upcoming harsh conditions.
Estimating bid-auction models of residential location using census data with imputed household income
Authors: Heldt Benjamin , Donoso Pedro , Bahamonde-Birke Francisco , Heinrichs Dirk
Published: November 2018

Modeling residential location as a key component of the land-use system is essential to understand the relationship between land use and transport. The increasing availability of censuses such as the German Zensus 2011 has enabled residential location to be modeled with a large number of observations, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Censuses are statistically highly representative; however, they often lack variables such as income or mobility-related attributes as in the case of Zensus 2011. This is particularly problematic if missing variables define utility or willingness-to-pay functions that characterize choice options in a location model. One example for this is household income, which is an indispensable variable in land use models because it influences household location preferences and defines affordable location options. For estimating bid-auction location models for different income groups, we impute household income in census data applying an ordered regression model. We find that location models considering this imputation perform sufficiently well as they reveal reasonable and expected aspects of the location patterns. In general, imputing choice variables should thus be considered in the estimation of residential location models but is also promising for other decision problems. Comparing results for two imputation methods, we also show that while applying the deterministic first preference imputation may yield misleading results the probabilistic Monte Carlo simulation is the correct imputation approach.
PSICHOLOGINIŲ IR KLINIKINIŲ YPATUMŲ, SUSIJUSIŲ SU TĖVYSTĖS ĮGŪDŽIAIS, VERTINIMO PERSPEKTYVA
Authors: Butkus Gintaras
Published: November 2018

Straipsnyje analizuojama teismų praktika skirti psi­chologijos ekspertizes vaikams, kai teismas turi iš­spręsti šalių ginčą dėl vaiko gyvenamosios vietos nu­statymo. Ekspertai suteikia naudingų žinių apie vaiko gebėjimą savarankiškai priimti sprendimus, suprasti savo valią ir laisvai ją išreikšti, diferencijuojant nuo įtaigumo ir galimo poveikio. Tokių ekspertizių ne­pakanka, kai vaiko noras komplikuotas subjektyviai išgyvenamo lojalumo konflikto arba teismams pra­verstų specialios žinios dėl vaiko interesų psicholo­ginės dalies. Literatūros ir praktinės veiklos analizės pagrindu keltume prielaidą, kad psichologinio verti­nimo objektas turėtų būti pozityvios tėvystės įgūdžiai, orientuoti į aktualius vaiko raidos tarpsnio poreikius ir užduotis, bendrą intelektinį, emocinį ir socialinį vaiko stimuliavimą, besiformuojančios vaiko asme­nybės unikalius gebėjimus ir individualius ypatumus. Tuo tarpu negatyvios tėvystės įgūdžiai, dėl kurių di­delės tikimybės psichologinė žala vaiko interesams, galėtų būti atskleisti tėvų konfliktiškumo, įtraukiant vaiką, neadekvačių lūkesčių vaiko atžvilgiu ir tėvų asocialios elgesio motyvacijos kokybiniu vertinimu.
THE USE OF NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO MODULATE IMPULSIVITY
Authors: Mauer Laura , Yang Cheng-Chang , Khalifa Najat
Published: November 2018

Several of the disorders categorised in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) are marked by impulsivity, including borderline and antisocial personality disorders, attention deficit hy­peractivity disorder, conduct disorder and substance use disorders, just to name a few. The behavioural manifestations of impulsivity are numerous (e.g., su­icidality, reckless spending, criminality, acting out on positive or negative emotions), often with undesirable consequences for the individuals involved and others. The knowledge base in respect of the neurobiological underpinnings of impulsivity has expanded signifi­cantly over the past few decades, providing the im­petus to develop specific interventions to target im­pulsivity. Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), have been used to modulate impulsivity with promising results. This article aims to provide a brief overview of the literature in the field before addressing the implications for future research and clinical practice.
Death, Decay, and the Daguerreotype's Influence on “The Black Cat”
Authors: Sweeney Susan Elizabeth
Published: November 2018

In “The Black Cat,” Poe's narrator discovers an odd pictorial representation of a crime he just committed. An “impression” of the cat he killed appears with astonishing accuracy—even the rope around the animal's neck—on his bedroom wall. This portrait resembles a daguerreotype in its placement, its durability, its verisimilitude, and its effect on viewers. The narrator's explanation for how it was produced alludes, moreover, to Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's pioneering technique for developing images on photosensitive plates that have been exposed in a camera obscura. Indeed, “The Black Cat” grotesquely parodies each step in Daguerre's procedure, as Poe himself depicted it in his initial essay on “The Daguerreotype.” The proliferating forms, figures, and facsimiles of the black cat—including how the story's second half recapitulates the first—recall other aspects of daguerreotypes, such as their print reproduction and their use in postmortem portraiture. Although the processes described in this story clearly suggest daguerreotypy, they produce different results. “The Black Cat” reflects not only Poe's familiarity with early photography but also his awareness of techniques for resisting or assisting decomposition, as explained by chemists like Humphry Davy, Justus von Liebig, and Alexander Petzholdt. Whereas early photography provided a means to preserve optical reflections—including those of family members who have died—Poe's narrator attempts to abolish such traces of the past. By modeling the macabre processes that the narrator describes on Daguerre's technique for developing latent photographic images, Poe's horror story transforms the very nature of the daguerreotype portrait to emphasize not preservation, but decay.
Influencing Daniel Hoffman: Eureka and the Seven Poes
Authors: Robinson David M.
Published: November 2018

Daniel Hoffman's evocative motif of seven versions of Poe emphasizes the frequent shifts and transitions in Poe's stories and poems, giving us an author in constant shift and transition. By keeping his own voice prominent in his book and connecting his own struggles and intellectual discoveries with Poe's texts, Hoffman tied his own identity to Poe's, making criticism a form of autobiography and self-expression. Hoffman emphasized Poe's growing interest in metaphysics and cosmology in his later work, and considered Poe's interest in these ideas crucial to an understanding of his philosophy. In “Eureka,” sometimes read as a satire, Hoffman focused on Poe's deeply serious tone, and argued that the work was best regarded as a symbolic allegory. Hoffman connected “Eureka” with Poe's inner drives, and analyzed it as a forceful expression of Poe's cosmological vision of a universe bound for an eventual collapse into utterly unified force existing beyond materiality.
Fully realizing partial realization
Authors: Kroll Nicky
Published: November 2018

There has been a movement in philosophy, growing over the last twenty years, to treat dispositionality as irreducible and, in turn, offer dispositional accounts of important metaphysical matters such as the laws of nature, free will, causation, and modality. However, unlike the earlier turn towards possible worlds in metaphysics, the turn towards dispositions hasn’t had much impact in semantics. But this is, in my view, largely because semanticists have yet to consider what dispositional analyses of (say) tense, aspect, generics, or modals would look like. My aim in this paper is to push the dispositionality movement forward on the semantics front by considering a dispositional analysis of the progressive aspect.
(*)ABA in Germanic verbs
Authors: Andersson Samuel
Published: November 2018

This paper discusses cases where non-adjacent cells in morphological paradigms are syncretic, commonly called ABA patterns (Bobaljik 2012 et seqq.). Data from verbs in Germanic languages are examined, as earlier work suggests that a *ABA constraint may be active in this domain. It will be shown that there are verbs in several Germanic languages which exhibit genuine ABA patterns, precluding an analysis based on a constraint *ABA. It is suggested that the rarity of ABA patterns should instead be given a diachronic explanation in terms of Proto-Germanic conjugation classes. This approach is independently motivated by frequency asymmetries in modern Germanic languages, and correctly predicts where ABA patterns are more likely to appear. The research reported here adds to a rapidly-growing body of work on extralinguistic explanations for linguistic patterns (Anderson 2016), suggesting a severely reduced explanatory role for formal linguistic constraints.
Getting underneath IPEC competencies: Core Competency 4: Teams and teamwork
Authors: Harper Joann C.
Published: November 2018

The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) formed in 2009 provided significant guidance to advance interprofessional collaboration in its publication of the IPEC competencies in 2011, which described Four Domains and associated competencies to address interprofessional education and practice. Its updated publication in 2016 included public health and the care of populations and clarified its intent that interprofessional collaboration is the overarching theme of the now renamed 4 Core Domains to 4 Core Competencies. The article examines the literature that correlates with the sub competency statements represented within Core Competency 4: Teams and Teamwork (TT) to identify the underpinnings that support their fulfillment. The TT core statement is broad: “Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles…”. There is also considerable overlap between the sub-competency statements. Though the existing literature describes structural characteristics and behavioral elements of good functioning teams, the repertoire is not collectively accessible and assimilated into a whole, but is fragmented, embedded in multiple sources. The article integrates and assembles the qualities of teams and team-members likely to be successful while getting underneath the competency statements to identify the mechanisms and dispositions that drive those competencies. The exploration begins with the structural components of teams and then proceeds to key attributes of teams and team members. The article provides a nexus to correlate IPEC’s TT’s sub-competencies to yield favorable team functioning from which academic institutions, and health care professionals might enrich their knowledge about what works.
Reproduction of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) under controlled conditions
Authors: Kuczyński Tomasz
Published: November 2018

Learning mechanisms determining fish reproduction are particularly beneficial in the case of experimental work on juvenile forms of fish making research independent of the season of the year. This paper describes the reproduction method of the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, under controlled conditions. This species is not native to the ichthyofauna of the Gulf of Gdańsk and was discovered here for the first time in 1990. In the case of pre-seasonal reproduction of the round goby, the first spawning took place 5 weeks after the beginning of thermal stimulation. On the other hand, artificial reproduction of the fish caught in the spring was possible after only a week of being kept in a temperature of 17-19°C. The spawn incubation period ranged from 17 to 22 days, depending on the temperature. For natural spawning, the period from spawning to hatching was 18-19 days, at a constant temperature of 20°C.
III Sympozjum Geomorfologii Morskiej „Geomorfologiczne kartowanie dna morskiego” Gdańsk, 24.11.2017
Authors: Dworniczak Janusz , Wróblewski Radosław , Kubacka Maria
Published: November 2018

Przedstawiono sprawozdanie z III Sympozjum Geomorfologii Morskiej, które odbyło się w Gdańsku 24 listopada 2018 r. Podczas konferencji zaprezentowano szerokie spektrum zagadnień z zakresu metod badawczych dotyczących geomorfologicznego kartowania dna morskiego. Omówiono metodykę prowadzenia pomiarów przy użyciu najnowszej aparatury, obróbki danych oraz geofizycznej interpretacji zapisów sejsmicznych stanowiących podstawę do geologicznych interpretacji danych. Zaprezentowano również szczegółowe przykłady prowadzonych badań zarówno w rejonie Morza Bałtyckiego, jak i w innych akwenach niż Morze Bałtyckie. Konferencja była również okazją do uczczenia jubileuszu osiemdziesięciolecia Profesora Stanisława Rudowskiego, jak również sześćdziesięciolecia Jego pracy naukowej obejmującej badania strefy brzegowej, dna morskiego oraz obszarów polarnych.
"Our Freedom": Sovereignty in Rural Russia
Authors: Kuen Laura , Snigirev Yury
Published: November 2018

Our Freedom, the 52 min. documentary film explores everyday forms of individual freedom in contemporary rural Russia. Living remote and mostly beyond the reach of direct governmental intervention, the inhabitants of Pungino village live out their forms of sovereignty. In personal proximity to the protagonists, the film explores the possibilities and practices that emerge when money is scarce, time is abundant, and neither help nor control of the state seems present. While people garden, forage, hunt or reconstruct the local church, they address the philosophical question of what it means to have a good life: the connection with the natural environment and the protective role of community bonds surface as just as important as the capacity to act independently through self-sufficiency and craftsmanship.
Comparative Validation Study to Demonstrate the Equivalence of an Alternate Next-Day Enrichment Protocol for the TRANSIA® PLATE Salmonella Gold Method to Culture Methods for the Detection of Salmonella in Selected Foods and Environmental Surfaces
Authors: Kerr David E , Shen George , Lienau Andrew H , Deng Ta , Kaur Mandeep , Immermann Amy L , Feldsine Philip T , John Lisa , Chen Yi , Brodsky Michael , Ziemer Wayne
Published: November 2018

TRANSIA® PLATE Salmonella Gold is an ELISA that was validated by Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) in 2001 and as a Performance Tested MethodSM (PTM) by AOAC in 2006 (PTM No. 010602) as a two-step enrichment protocol requiring 48 h. A simple next-day enrichment protocol using modified Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli media was developed for the TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold to improve the time-to-results and laboratory work flow. We tested 128 Salmonella strains, representing all serotypes from A though Z and 51–66. TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold detected all 128 of these strains. None of the 50 non-Salmonella strains were detected by TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold. Performance of TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold using the new enrichment protocol was compared with U.S. Department of Agriculture Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook reference culture procedure for the detection of Salmonella in ready-to-eat poultry, ready-to-eat beef, and chicken carcass rinsate. In addition, TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold performance was compared with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) for the detection of Salmonella from raw spinach, raw almonds, raw pasta, and environmental surfaces (stainless steel, rubber, and plastic). There was no statistically significant difference in the numbers of positive results TRANSIA PLATE Salmonella Gold protocol compared with the appropriate U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service or FDA-BAM reference methods for any of these matrixes. Robustness testing demonstrated that the introduction of small changes in the normal assay parameters had no impact on the method performance. This new enrichment protocol has been approved as a Third Level modification to Performance Tested Method 010602.
Vestir El Cuerpo En Cautiverio: Una Práctica Por Revelar
Authors:   Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Donato María Camila , Lucena Daniela ,   Universidade de Buenos Aires
Published: November 2018

En sintonía con propuestas que tienen la intención de seguir generando conocimiento sobre el pasado reciente en Argentina, este trabajo presenta el proceso de construcción de un proyecto de investigación que parte de una perspectiva poco empleada para analizar la experiencia concentracionaria durante los años de la última dictadura militar en Argentina. Creemos que puede resultar productivo visibilizar los distintos pasos seguidos en la formulación del plan de trabajo y el modo en que diversas decisiones teórico-metodológicas llevaron a configurar un objeto de estudio que viene a interrogar un área de vacancia en la investigación académica argentina. Nos referimos, concretamente, al empleo de un enfoque que busca identificar y estudiar en las narraciones, relatos y testimonios sobre el cautiverio en centros clandestinos de detención, todo lo relativo a intercambios, transformaciones o mutaciones que los detenidos hayan producido en las ropas y telas que los cubrían, con la finalidad última de revelar qué sentidos pudieron tener esas acciones en el particular contexto del cautiverio.