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Machine Learning Algorithms and Fault Detection for Improved Belief Function Based Decision Fusion in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Javaid Atia , Javaid Nadeem , Wadud Zahid , Saba Tanzila , Sheta Osama E. , Saleem Muhammad Qaiser , Alzahrani Mohammad Eid
Published: March 2019

Decision fusion is used to fuse classification results and improve the classification accuracy in order to reduce the consumption of energy and bandwidth demand for data transmission. The decentralized classification fusion problem was the reason to use the belief function-based decision fusion approach in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). With the consideration of improving the belief function fusion approach, we have proposed four classification techniques, namely Enhanced K-Nearest Neighbor (EKNN), Enhanced Extreme Learning Machine (EELM), Enhanced Support Vector Machine (ESVM), and Enhanced Recurrent Extreme Learning Machine (ERELM). In addition, WSNs are prone to errors and faults because of their different software, hardware failures, and their deployment in diverse fields. Because of these challenges, efficient fault detection methods must be used to detect faults in a WSN in a timely manner. We have induced four types of faults: offset fault, gain fault, stuck-at fault, and out of bounds fault, and used enhanced classification methods to solve the sensor failure issues. Experimental results show that ERELM gave the first best result for the improvement of the belief function fusion approach. The other three proposed techniques ESVM, EELM, and EKNN provided the second, third, and fourth best results, respectively. The proposed enhanced classifiers are used for fault detection and are evaluated using three performance metrics, i.e., Detection Accuracy (DA), True Positive Rate (TPR), and Error Rate (ER). Simulations show that the proposed methods outperform the existing techniques and give better results for the belief function and fault detection in WSNs.
QoS Management and Flexible Traffic Detection Architecture for 5G Mobile Networks
Authors: López Rodríguez Fernando , Silva Dias Ugo , Campelo Divanilson R. , Oliveira Albuquerque Robson de , Lim Se-Jung , García Villalba Luis Javier
Published: March 2019

The next generation of 5G networks is being developed to provide services with the highest Quality of Service (QoS) attributes, such as ultra-low latency, ultra-reliable communication, high data rates, and high user mobility experience. To this end, several new settings must be implemented in the mobile network architecture such as the incorporation of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN), along with the shift of processes to the edge of the network. This work proposes an architecture combining the NFV and SDN concepts to provide the logic for Quality of Service (QoS) traffic detection and the logic for QoS management in next-generation mobile networks. It can be applied to the mobile backhaul and the mobile core network to work with both 5G mobile access networks or current 4G access networks, keeping backward compatibility with current mobile devices. In order to manage traffic without QoS and with QoS requirements, this work incorporates Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in the mobile data plane. A new flexible and programmable method to detect traffic with QoS requirements is also proposed, along with an Evolved Packet System (EPS)-bearer/QoS-flow creation with QoS considering all elements in the path. These goals are achieved by using proactive and reactive path setup methods to route the traffic immediately and simultaneously process it in the search for QoS requirements. Finally, a prototype is presented to prove the benefits and the viability of the proposed concepts.
Accurate Positioning System Based on Chipless Technology
Authors: Barbot Nicolas , Perret Etienne
Published: March 2019

In this paper, we present an accurate method to localize an object on a 2D plan using the chipless technology. This method requires a single antenna and a chipless tag. Phase difference between a reference position and an unknown position is used to estimate the distances between each resonator and the antenna. Then, multi-lateration is used to determine the position of the chipless tag in the plan. This method provides a better accuracy compared to classical ones based on received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or round-trip time-of-flight. In a square of 10 cm side above the antenna, error over distance determination between each resonators and the antenna is less than 2 mm and localization error on the tag coordinates in the 2D plan is lower than 1 cm. To increase the robustness of this method, we propose also a selection of a subset of the resonators used by the multi-lateration process. This method permits to increase the localization area by more than 20%. All the results have been obtained in real environment, and at different heights to show the robustness of the proposed approach. Finally, localization sensors based on this method can also be used as classical chipless RFID tag for identification with the same coding capacity.
AI-Based Sensor Information Fusion for Supporting Deep Supervised Learning
Authors: Leung Carson K. , Braun Peter , Cuzzocrea Alfredo
Published: March 2019

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and its subarea of deep learning have drawn the attention of many researchers. At the same time, advances in technologies enable the generation or collection of large amounts of valuable data (e.g., sensor data) from various sources in different applications, such as those for the Internet of Things (IoT), which in turn aims towards the development of smart cities. With the availability of sensor data from various sources, sensor information fusion is in demand for effective integration of big data. In this article, we present an AI-based sensor-information fusion system for supporting deep supervised learning of transportation data generated and collected from various types of sensors, including remote sensed imagery for the geographic information system (GIS), accelerometers, as well as sensors for the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and global positioning system (GPS). The discovered knowledge and information returned from our system provides analysts with a clearer understanding of trajectories or mobility of citizens, which in turn helps to develop better transportation models to achieve the ultimate goal of smarter cities. Evaluation results show the effectiveness and practicality of our AI-based sensor information fusion system for supporting deep supervised learning of big transportation data.
A Sensing and Monitoring System for Hydrodynamic Flow Based on Imaging and Ultrasound
Authors: Lay-Ekuakille Aimé , Telesca Vito , Giorgio Giuseppina Anna
Published: March 2019

A built environment, that also includes infrastructures, needs to be taken under control to prevent unexpected modifications, otherwise it could react as a loose cannon. Sensing techniques and technologies can come to the rescue of built environments thanks to their capabilities to monitor appropriately. This article illustrates findings related to monitoring a channel hydrodynamic behavior by means of sensors based on imaging and ultrasound. The ultrasound approach is used here to monitor the height of the water with respect to a maximum limit. Imaging treatment is here proposed to understand the flow velocity under the area to be considered. Since these areas can be covered by trash, an enhanced version of the particle image velocimetry technique has been implemented, allowing the discrimination of trash from water flow. Even in the presence of the total area occupied by trash, it is able to detect the velocity of particles underneath. Rainfall and hydraulic levels have been included and processed to strengthen the study.
The Campus as a Smart City: University of Málaga Environmental, Learning, and Research Approaches
Authors: Fortes Sergio , Santoyo-Ramón José Antonio , Palacios David , Baena Eduardo , Mora-García Rocío , Medina Miguel , Mora Patricia , Barco Raquel
Published: March 2019

For the past few years, the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been a recurrent view of the technological environment where nearly every object is expected to be connected to the network. This infrastructure will progressively allow one to monitor and efficiently manage the environment. Until recent years, the IoT applications have been constrained by the limited computational capacity and especially by efficient communications, but the emergence of new communication technologies allows us to overcome most of these issues. This situation paves the way for the fulfillment of the Smart-City concept, where the cities become a fully efficient, monitored, and managed environment able to sustain the increasing needs of its citizens and achieve environmental goals and challenges. However, many Smart-City approaches still require testing and study for their full development and adoption. To facilitate this, the university of Málaga made the commitment to investigate and innovate the concept of Smart-Campus. The goal is to transform university campuses into “small” smart cities able to support efficient management of their area as well as innovative educational and research activities, which would be key factors to the proper development of the smart-cities of the future. This paper presents the University of Málaga long-term commitment to the development of its Smart-Campus in the fields of its infrastructure, management, research support, and learning activities. In this way, the adopted IoT and telecommunication architecture is presented, detailing the schemes and initiatives defined for its use in learning activities. This approach is then assessed, establishing the principles for its general application.
An Online Calibration Method for a Galvanometric System Based on Wavelet Kernel ELM
Authors: Zhang Wugang , Guo Wei , Zhang Chuanwei , Zhao Shuanfeng
Published: March 2019

The online calibration method of a two-dimensional (2D) galvanometer requires both high precision and better real-time performance to meet the needs of moving target position measurement, which presents some challenges for traditional calibration methods. In this paper, a new online calibration method is proposed using the wavelet kernel extreme learning machine (KELM). Firstly, a system structure is created and its experiment setup is established. The online calibration method is then analyzed based on a wavelet KELM algorithm. Finally, the acquisition methods of the training data are set, two groups of testing data sets are presented, and the verification method is described. The calibration effects of the existing methods and wavelet KELM methods are compared in terms of both accuracy and speed. The results show that, for the two testing data sets, the root mean square errors (RMSE) of the Mexican Hat wavelet KELM are reduced by 16.4% and 38.6%, respectively, which are smaller than that of the original ELM, and the standard deviations (Sd) are reduced by 19.2% and 36.6%, respectively, indicating the proposed method has better generalization and noise suppression performance for the nonlinear samples of the 2D galvanometer. Although the online operation time of KELM is longer than ELM, due to the complexity of the wavelet kernel, it still has better real-time performance.
Smart Sensing and Adaptive Reasoning for Enabling Industrial Robots with Interactive Human-Robot Capabilities in Dynamic Environments—A Case Study
Authors: Zabalza Jaime , Fei Zixiang , Wong Cuebong , Yan Yijun , Mineo Carmelo , Yang Erfu , Rodden Tony , Mehnen Jorn , Pham Quang-Cuong , Ren Jinchang
Published: March 2019

Traditional industry is seeing an increasing demand for more autonomous and flexible manufacturing in unstructured settings, a shift away from the fixed, isolated workspaces where robots perform predefined actions repetitively. This work presents a case study in which a robotic manipulator, namely a KUKA KR90 R3100, is provided with smart sensing capabilities such as vision and adaptive reasoning for real-time collision avoidance and online path planning in dynamically-changing environments. A machine vision module based on low-cost cameras and color detection in the hue, saturation, value (HSV) space is developed to make the robot aware of its changing environment. Therefore, this vision allows the detection and localization of a randomly moving obstacle. Path correction to avoid collision avoidance for such obstacles with robotic manipulator is achieved by exploiting an adaptive path planning module along with a dedicated robot control module, where the three modules run simultaneously. These sensing/smart capabilities allow the smooth interactions between the robot and its dynamic environment, where the robot needs to react to dynamic changes through autonomous thinking and reasoning with the reaction times below the average human reaction time. The experimental results demonstrate that effective human-robot and robot-robot interactions can be realized through the innovative integration of emerging sensing techniques, efficient planning algorithms and systematic designs.
Monitoring the Degradation of Island Permafrost Using Time-Series InSAR Technique: A Case Study of Heihe, China
Authors: Wang Sai , Xu Bing , Shan Wei , Shi Jiancun , Li Zhiwei , Feng Guangcai
Published: March 2019

In the context of global warming, the air temperature of the Heihe basin in Northeast China has increased significantly, resulting in the degradation of the island permafrost. In this paper, we used an elaborated time-series Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) strategy to monitor the ground deformation in the Heihe area (Heilongjiang Province, China) and then analyzed the permafrost deformation characteristics from June 2007 to December 2010. The results showed that the region presented island permafrost surface deformation, and the deformation rate along the line of sight mainly varied from –70 to 70 mm/a. Based on the analysis of remote sensing and topological measurements, we found that the deformation area generally occurred at lower altitudes and on shady slopes, which is consistent with the distribution characteristics of permafrost islands. Additionally, the deformation of permafrost is highly correlated with the increase of annual minimum temperature, with an average correlation value of –0.80. The accelerated degradation of permafrost in the study area led to the settlement, threatening the infrastructure safety. Our results reveal accelerated degradation characteristics for the island permafrost under the background of rising air temperature, and provide a reference for future relevant research.
The Dry Revolution: Evaluation of Three Different EEG Dry Electrode Types in Terms of Signal Spectral Features, Mental States Classification and Usability
Authors: Di Flumeri Gianluca , Aricò Pietro , Borghini Gianluca , Sciaraffa Nicolina , Di Florio Antonello , Babiloni Fabio
Published: March 2019

One century after the first recording of human electroencephalographic (EEG) signals, EEG has become one of the most used neuroimaging techniques. The medical devices industry is now able to produce small and reliable EEG systems, enabling a wide variety of applications also with no-clinical aims, providing a powerful tool to neuroscientific research. However, these systems still suffer from a critical limitation, consisting in the use of wet electrodes, that are uncomfortable and require expertise to install and time from the user. In this context, dozens of different concepts of EEG dry electrodes have been recently developed, and there is the common opinion that they are reaching traditional wet electrodes quality standards. However, although many papers have tried to validate them in terms of signal quality and usability, a comprehensive comparison of different dry electrode types from multiple points of view is still missing. The present work proposes a comparison of three different dry electrode types, selected among the main solutions at present, against wet electrodes, taking into account several aspects, both in terms of signal quality and usability. In particular, the three types consisted in gold-coated single pin, multiple pins and solid-gel electrodes. The results confirmed the great standards achieved by dry electrode industry, since it was possible to obtain results comparable to wet electrodes in terms of signals spectra and mental states classification, but at the same time drastically reducing the time of montage and enhancing the comfort. In particular, multiple-pins and solid-gel electrodes overcome gold-coated single-pin-based ones in terms of comfort.
An Energy Efficient Synchronization Protocol for Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Array Networks
Authors: Shen Jie , Yin Ming , Luo Ji-An , Wang Zhi-Bo , Wang Zhi , Li Zhen-Hui
Published: March 2019

Time synchronization is an important middleware function that supports the Quality of Service (QoS) of systems in wireless sensor array networks. Instead of providing high synchronization accuracy for all application scenarios, we argue that synchronization protocols should be application specific. In this paper, we exploit the synchronization requirements of target-tracking systems in wireless sensor array networks and propose an energy-efficient Sensor Array Synchronization Protocol (SASP), which provides the required synchronization accuracy to guarantee the QoS. Specifically, when no target appears, to guarantee system lifetime, coarse synchronization is achieved with little overhead by piggybacking time information onto periodical network maintenance packets. Once targets appear, SASP achieves high inter-array and relatively higher intra-array synchronization accuracy rather than the traditional network-wide high accuracy on average. In this way, it guarantees reliable communication and accurate data fusion, while reducing energy consumption. Theoretical analysis and extensive evaluations show the effectiveness of the proposed protocol.
Application of Fresnel Zone Plate Focused Beam to Optimized Sensor Design for Pulse-Echo Harmonic Generation Measurements
Authors: Jeong Hyunjo , Shin Hyojeong , Zhang Shuzeng , Li Xiongbing , Cho Sungjong
Published: March 2019

In nonlinear acoustic measurements involving reflection from the stress-free boundary, the pulse-echo method could not be used because such a boundary is known to destructively change the second harmonic generation (SHG) process. The use of a focusing acoustic beam, however, can improve SHG after reflection from the specimen boundary, and nonlinear pulse-echo methods can be implemented as a practical means of measuring the acoustic nonlinear parameter (β) of solid specimens. This paper investigates the optimal sensor design for pulse-echo SHG and β measurements using Fresnel zone plate (FZP) focused beams. The conceptual design of a sensor configuration uses separate transmission and reception, where a broadband receiver is located at the center and a four-element FZP transmitter is positioned outside the receiver to create a focused beam at the specified position in a solid sample. Comprehensive simulations are performed for focused beam fields analysis and to determine the optimal sensor design using various combinations of focal length, receiver size and frequency. It is shown that the optimally designed sensors for 1 cm thick aluminum can produce the second harmonic amplitude and the uncorrected nonlinear parameter corresponding to the through-transmission method. The sensitivity of the optimal sensors to the changes in the designed sound velocity is analyzed and compared between the odd- and even-type FZPs.
Relay Positions Considering Interference from Other Sub-Channels in OFDMA-Based D2D Group-Casting Systems
Authors: Rim Minjoong , Go Eulhyeon
Published: March 2019

Device-to-device (D2D) communication is a technique for direct communication between devices without going through a base station or other infrastructure. D2D communication technology has the advantages of improving spectrum efficiency and reducing transmission delay and transmission power. In D2D communication systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) is widely used to maintain similarities with cellular communication systems and to secure transmission distance. OFDMA allows flexible and efficient use of frequency resources by allocating sub-channels independent to each user. In this paper, we consider a D2D overlay system that uses different sub-channels for cellular and D2D communications. In theory, the signals on different sub-channels of an OFDMA system are orthogonal and not interfered with each other. However, in a D2D communication system, which operates in a distributed manner, there is non-negligible interference from other sub-channels because of in-band emissions. In this paper, we address the performance degradation resulting from the interference from other sub-channels for OFDMA-based D2D group-casting systems. We consider three different scenarios of D2D relay, and we find the relay position that minimizes the outage probability. The simulation and analytical results show that the optimal location of a relay can be considerably different according to the source location and the target scenario.
Sensing Region Characteristics of Smart Piezoelectric Interface for Damage Monitoring in Plate-Like Structures
Authors: Huynh Thanh-Canh , Lee So-Young , Dang Ngoc-Loi , Kim Jeong-Tae
Published: March 2019

For impedance-based damage detection practices, the sensing range of piezoelectric devices is an important parameter that should be determined before real implementations. This study presents numerical and experimental analyses for characterizing the sensing region of a smart PZT (lead–zirconate–titanate) interface for damage monitoring in plate-like structures. First, a finite element (FE) model of the PZT interface mounted on a plate structure is established. The impedance responses of the PZT interface are numerically simulated under different damage locations inflicted in the plate domain. The impedance features are extracted from the impedance signatures to analyze the sensing distance and the damage detectability of the PZT interface. Next, the splice plate of a bolted connection is selected as a practical plate-like structure for the experimental examination of the PZT interface’s sensing region on a limited plate domain. The damage sensitivity behavior of the PZT interface is analyzed with respect to the damage location on the splice plate. An FE analysis of the corresponding PZT interface-splice plate system is also conducted to support the experimental results.
What Is Performance? A Scoping Review of Performance Outcomes as Study Endpoints in Athletics
Authors: Raysmith Benjamin P. , Jacobsson Jenny , Drew Michael K. , Timpka Toomas
Published: March 2019

Purpose: This review set out to summarise, define, and provide future direction towards the use of performance outcome measures as endpoints in research performed at international benchmark events in athletics. Methods: Scoping review methodology was applied through a search of the PubMed and Sports Discus databases and a systematic article selection procedure. Articles that met the inclusion criteria underwent triage for further quantitative and qualitative analysis. A concept chart was generated to describe the methods by which performance had been measured and introduce descriptive labels for theoretical and practical application. Results: None of 2972 articles primarily identified from the database search met the triage standards for quantitative data extraction. Eleven articles were included in a qualitative analysis. The analysis identified the common methods by which performance has been measured, reported and analysed. The resulting concept chart collates labels from the qualitative analysis (categories, themes, and constructs) with sports practice labels (performance metrics, framework, and analysis). Conclusions: The state of knowledge concerning methods to employ performance metrics as endpoints in studies performed at major competitions in athletics has been summarised. Constructing a methodology that combines the performance metric variables (continuous and ordinal) that are currently utilised as endpoints remains a challenge.
Relationship between External Load and Perceptual Responses to Training in Professional Football: Effects of Quantification Method
Authors: Rago Vincenzo , Brito João , Figueiredo Pedro , Krustrup Peter , Rebelo António
Published: March 2019

We examined the within-player correlation between external training load (ETL) and perceptual responses to training in a professional male football team (n = 13 outfield players) over an eight-week competitive period. ETL was collected using 10-Hz GPS, whereas perceptual responses were accessed through rating of perceived exertion (RPE) questionnaires. Moderate-speed running (MSR), high-speed running (HSR) and sprinting were defined using arbitrary (fixed) and individualised speed zones (based on maximal aerobic speed and maximal sprinting speed). When ETL was expressed as actual distance covered within the training session, perceptual responses were moderately correlated to MSR and HSR quantified using the arbitrary method (p < 0.05; r = 0.53 to 0.59). However, the magnitude of correlations tended to increase when the individualised method was used (p < 0.05; r = 0.58 to 0.67). Distance covered by sprinting was moderately correlated to perceptual responses only when the individualised method was used (p < 0.05; 0.55 [0.05; 0.83] and 0.53 [0.02; 0.82]). Perceptual responses were largely correlated to the sum of distance covered within all three speed running zones, irrespective of the quantification method (p < 0.05; r = 0.58 to 0.68). When ETL was expressed as percentage of total distance covered within the training session, no significant correlations were observed (p > 0.05). Perceptual responses to training load seem to be better associated with ETL, when the latter is adjusted to individual fitness capacities. Moreover, reporting ETL as actual values of distance covered within the training session instead of percentual values inform better about players’ perceptual responses to training load.
The Impact of Experience on Private Target Acquisition in High-Technology Industries
Authors: Jo Yuri , Kim Jungho
Published: March 2019

This paper investigates the impact of an acquirer’s experience on the acquisition of private firms (i.e., private target acquisition) in high-technology industries by analyzing a dataset of NASDAQ-listed firms operating in information technology (IT) industries. Specifically, this paper examines whether two types of experience (i.e., early venture capital (VC)-backed experience and prior mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience) matter to the acquisition. We find that both types of experience have positive effects on private target acquisition, while only prior M&A experience positively influences public target acquisition, implying that early VC-backed experience is effective in mitigating information asymmetry related to private target acquisition and exploring opportunities for value creation. We also find that an acquirer’s growth performance and absorptive capacity prior to the acquisition enhance the positive effects of the experiences on private target acquisition.
Root Cause Analysis in Post Project Phases as Application of Knowledge Management
Authors: Doskočil Radek , Lacko Branislav
Published: March 2019

This paper is focused on the root cause analysis of post project phases. The research has been linked to the identification of the 21 most common reasons for not executing post project phases. The main aim of this paper is to identify the root causes of not executing selected post project phases. The empirical research was performed as qualitative research employing the observation and inquiry methods in the form of a controlled semi-structured interview. The research was realised in the Czech Republic in 2017 and 2018. The key performances for ensuring a functional, effective and systematic post project process are based on the principles of knowledge management. The identified causes were used as inputs for the proposed measures with the aim to make the post project process more effective. The main contribution of the paper is the overview of techniques that may be recommended for post project analysis. These techniques are demonstrated in detail on particular examples of the analysis of the most common reasons for failure to implement post project phases. The described examples demonstrate the procedure to be followed in order to identify the root cause of the analysed phenomenon. At the same time, the paper also describes proposals of recommended measures that should minimize the root causes resulting in negative outcomes. The paper explicitly emphasizes and shows the connection between knowledge management and post project phase effectiveness.
Travel Time Savings Perception and Well-Being through Public Transport Projects: The Case of Metro de Santiago
Authors: Pineda Cristobal , Lira Beatriz Mella
Published: March 2019

Relying mostly on travel time savings, cost-benefit analysis has been widely used in transport project appraisals in the Chilean context, with utility maximisation theory as its background. Nevertheless, subjective well-being advocates have challenged the notion of the rational man underlying this theory by proposing that other trip attributes, individual perceptions and personal features mediate satisfaction with travel, alongside global well-being. Using the recently-opened Line 6 of Metro de Santiago (Chile) as a case study, this research has two main aims: (1) to verify to what extent travel time savings, which support the cost-benefit analysis process, are present after the launching of the new line; and (2) analyse the perception of passengers’ travel time savings, and to what extent this element contributes to the travel satisfaction and to the global well-being at the individual level. Using passive data from smart cards, the results show that travel times decreased by 14% in comparable trips after the launching of Line 6. Furthermore, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) construct is proposed, including travel and life satisfaction as latent variables of the model. This revealed that travel times in the Metro system are highly valued by people. However, this element does not mediate travel satisfaction, as users take low travel times for granted. Waiting times, stations’ design, safety and intermodality are perceived attributes that effectively mediate travel satisfaction. Moreover, the latter variable has a relevant influence on global life satisfaction, revealing that transport conditions mediate in day-to-day well-being. These results challenged travel time savings as the most important driver in transport projects’ appraisal processes, and some recommendations are made in order to incorporate these findings in future appraisals.
ROLE OF CULTURAL LINGUISTICS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS
Authors: Povoroznyuk Svitlana
Published: March 2019

From the point of view of modern linguistic methodology, theoretical and practical value of cultural linguistics as a science that investigates culturally marked language units for the process of professional training of future specialists of preschool education has been analyzed. Cultural linguistic teaching becomes of particular importance in the process of professional training of students majoring in “Preschool education” (specialization: foreign language), because they face the challenge to master the skills of intercultural communication, and thus acquire intercultural communicative competence.
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF EVOLUTION FROM INFORMATION SOCIETY TO “KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY”
Authors: Vodennikov Sergey
Published: March 2019

The quality of education is the maximum opening of creative possibilities of a man, their abilities to self-education and self-learning as the main value orientations under the conditions of evolution from information society to “knowledge society”. The task of education quality improvement is to give future workers a broad education, including knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship, management and solution of crisis situations, informatiology, and to teach the skills of new knowledge perception. Under the conditions of evolution of information society into “knowledge society”, innovation activity is one of the key factors of production in the context of which innovation becomes a key resource, and intellectual and technical abilities are the basis of wealth for both individuals, Universities and the country.
THE INTRODUCTION OF INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT WORK
Authors: Andreev Dmitry
Published: March 2019

To build the current model is proposed to perform a specially scheduled task, and the results of this study constructed the current model student. For the highest quality of construction of the current model student, it is advisable to use a so-called spectral approach. The essence of this approach is that every educational task has its own range of skills, i.e. the set of skills that should be formed to address specific problems.
To use spectral approach in modeling discipline necessary to develop special books of problems, which in addition to the conditions of the problem, it should be placed spectrum and regulatory model of discipline for each topic.
Un voyage par mer d’Angleterre à Bordeaux et retour en 1442-1443 d’après A Journal by one of the Suite of Thomas Beckington
Authors: Bochaca Michel
Published: March 2019

Un viaje por mar de Inglaterra a burdeos y vuelta en 1442-1443 según A Journal by one of the Suite of Thomas Beckington.

El diario de un miembro anónimo del séquito de Thomas Beckington permite seguir el desarollo de la embajada de ese secretario del rey de Inglaterra Enrique IV dirigida a Juan IV de Armagnac en 1442-1443. Proporciona entre otras cosas detalles sobre los dos viajes por mar desde Plymouth hasta Burdeos en julio de 1442 y luego desde Burdeos hasta Falmouth en enero-febrero de 1443. Aunque el autor no es marinero y se muestra poco avezado al mundo del mar, anota al día las andanzas de su amo con tanta minuciosidad que permite reconstituir numerosos aspectos de una navegación entre Inglaterra y el continente en la primera mitad del siglo xV. Sin embargo no pasa de ser el punto de vista de un pasajero limitado a un papel pasivo el que nos da a conocer.
Monde savant et ventes de bibliothèques en France méridionale dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle
Authors: Chapron Emmanuelle
Published: March 2019

The Learned World and the Sale of book Collections in Southern France during the Second Half of the 18th Century.

The last decades of the 18th century witnessed the multiplication of public sales of books in Provence and in Languedoc. These sales gradually adopted the methods that had become common in Paris : production of a catalogue, announcements in local journals, using specialized booksellers. Letters reveal the tensions that rise around these sales : the pecuniary profit expected through these dispersions was confronted by the fear of seeing collections useful to the learned world be expatriated ; the difficulty of acceding to auctions in Lyon and Paris where the ordinary resources of the Republic of Letters ran up against the blaze of the market for rare books ; the functioning of communities of work around the learned and bibliophilic manipulation of sales catalogues.
Des colporteurs en vallée du Vicdessos (Ariège) : les chinaïres du village de Suc, 1850-1940
Authors: Crouzet Yvan
Published: March 2019

Buhoneros ambulantes en el valle de vicdessos (Ariège) : los

chinaïres del pueblo de Suc.

Entre 1850 y 1940, hombres pero también numerosas mujeres naturales de Suc, pequeño pueblo serrano del cantón de Vicdessos (Ariège), han practicado la venta ambulante como actividad de complemento. Aprovechando la mala temporada, esos chinaïres se iban andando con rumbo al Massif central, no sin haberse esmerado en renovar sus existencias heteróclitas, guardadas en una «marmotte » , una caja de madera que llevaban terciada. A los pueblos, a las aldeas y hasta las alquerías más apartadas, a todas partes van los buhoneros ambulantes para encontrarse con los clientes populares y variopintos que abastecían de artículos manufacturados pero también hacían muestra de diversos talentos. Las ganancias bastante cuantiosas que sacaban de esa actividad han permitido a dos o tres generaciones de vecinos de Suc mejorar señaladamente sus condiciones de vida.
L’enquête brard, un état des lieux des campagnes périgourdines dans les années 1830 : réflexion sur l’enquêteur et son enquête
Authors: Marache Corinne , Combet Michel
Published: March 2019

La encuesta Brard, estado de la vida en el campo de Perigord en los años 1830 : reflexión sobre el encuestador y su encuesta.

La encuesta Brard de 1835 se realiza en un contexto nacional y local muy favorable. El prefecto Romieu la encarga a Cyprien Brard, científico, jefe de industria local e ingeniero de minas. El proyecto es descomunal pero no se lleva a cabo ya que Brard muere antes de que se termine. Después de asentar esos elementos, se tratará de proponer una presentación crítica de la encuesta (cuestionario) y de mostrar cómo Cyprien Brard llevó esa empresa ambiciosa (métodos de trabajo, de análisis de los resultados). Después analizaremos la acogida que tuvo esa encuesta estudiando los porcentajes y la calidad de las respuestas que nos permitirán aproximarnos al trabajo de los encuestados, siempre difícil de apreciar.
Nature et composition chimique des laves des Coirons (Ardèche)
Authors: Velde Danielle , Frain de la Gaulayrie Patricia Servane
Published: March 2019

The volcanic massif of the Coirons, located near the Rhône valley, is built of flows and dykes. The flows which cover mesozoic sediments are essentially of alkali basalt composition, whereas the dykes vary from analcite-nepheline basanites to quartz normative trachyandesites. Five representative samples of contrasting compositions and mineralogy (haüyne ankaratrite, analcite-nepheline basanite, hornblende basalt, trachy-andesite and mugearite) have been studied in detail by microprobe.

The chemical analyses (major and trace elements) show that the majority of the lavas are magnesium-poor basalts (MgO less than 6 %) which can be interpreted as the product of amphibole + olivine + clinopyroxene fractionation of a normal (= MgO rich) basalt. The haüyne ankaratrite seems the result of contamination of a Mg-poor lava by calcareous sediments. Quartz normative rocks could also be the results of fractionation processes.
Affinement de la structure cristalline du polyphosphate de cadmium : Cd (PO3)2
Authors: Bagieu-Beucher Muriel , Guitel Jean-Claude , Tordjman Isaac , Durif-Varambon André
Published: March 2019

L'affinement de la structure cristalline du polyphosphate de cadmium : Cd (PO₃)₂ a été réalisé à partir de 1 714 réflexions mesurées à l'aide d'un goniomètre automatique. Cet affinement confirme le modèle proposé antérieurement par les auteurs. La valeur finale de R est de 0,035.
Présence de disthène dans les gneiss du massif de l'Aston
Authors: Besson Maurice
Published: March 2019

Some kyanite was identified, as relict mineral, in the plagioclase gneisses of the Aston's mountain masses migmatitic formations ; the meaning of this occurence is discussed in relationship to the general structure of the area.
Identification des minéraux transparents à l'aide de fiches perforées
Authors: Girault Jean
Published: March 2019

Le fichier facilite l'identification des minéraux peu répandus, signale ceux pour lesquels les données connues sont insuffisantes et permet de constituer commodément des listes complètes de tous les minéraux possédant en commun un ou plusieurs caractères donnés.
Les textes antiques ont-ils créé le mythe d’une prostitution sacrée à Chypre ?
Authors: Hermary Antoine
Published: March 2019

In this paper I present and discuss the literary texts and inscriptions concerning prostitution in ancient Cyprus, some of which related to the cult of Aphrodite. Most of them were written by non-Cypriot authors who misunderstood or distorted the original traditions, especially during the Roman period. Considered to be the most important evidence on male and female prostitution in Kition, two lines of a tablet written in Phoenician, found at Bamboula in 1879, are examined again here. Their relation with prostitution is very dubious, especially if the inscription is explained as a document of the palatial administration and not only as “ ritual accounts”. A few representations of sexual relations in Cypriot art are also discussed. In conclusion, it seems that “ sacred prostitution” as regular activity did not exist in ancient Cyprus, but occasional prostitution may have been practiced as a prenuptial rite, along with other sexual relations during religious or royal feasts.
The “Priest with dove” did not belong to the Paphian Goddess
Authors: Hermary Antoine
Published: March 2019

Depuis un article d’Isaac H. Hall en 1885, on a admis qu’une des plus remarquables statues de la collection Cesnola, traditionnellement désignée comme le «prêtre à la colombe » («priest with dove » ), portait sur l’épaule un graffito signifiant «J’appartiens à la Paphienne » , c’est-à-dire Aphrodite. Olivier Masson lui-même avait accepté cette lecture qui a été à juste titre remise en cause en 2010 par Markus Egetmeyer. Ce court article constitue un corrigendum au catalogue des sculptures de la collection Cesnola conservées au Metropolitan of Art de New York, récemment publié par Joan R. Mertens et moi-même.
The Mythology Around a Myth: Aphrodite and Petra tou Romiou
Authors: Merrillees Robert Stuart
Published: March 2019

Le rocher dit Petra tou Romiou sis au bord de la mer sur la côte sud de Chypre est associé de nos jours au berceau mythique de la déesse Aphrodite. Cependant son nom traditionnel se réfère à Dighenis, le héros légendaire byzantin qui avait la réputation d’avoir lancé de gros blocs de pierre contre ses ennemis, y compris Regina, une reine maudite, dans plusieurs endroits de l’île. Bien que les contes classiques situent le lieu de naissance d’Aphrodite aux alentours de Paphos, on n’en a pas précisé l’emplacement exact jusqu’à fin de la deuxième guerre mondiale. L’assimilation de Petra tou Romiou avec le berceau d’Aphrodite résulte du rapprochement entre Regina et la déesse et constitue un atout touristique hors pair.
Moving to a new place: the cult of Paphia Aphrodite in Hellenistic Nea Paphos
Authors: Mlynarczyk Jolanta
Published: March 2019

Le nom même de la ville de (Nea-) Paphos, fondée dans le dernier quart du ive s. av. J.-C., implique qu’elle bénéficiait du même patronage divin que les habitants de (Palaia-) Paphos, sous la protection d’Anassa, connue ensuite sous le nom de Paphia ou Aphrodite Paphia à l’époque hellénistique. La présence de son culte dans la nouvelle cité a été largement confirmée par le matériel épigraphique trouvé sur le site. Cet article traitera successivement de l’identité de la déesse, de sa représentation visible (probablement la statue de culte), de la localisation du sanctuaire.
Aphrodite et Apollon. Essai sur une relation divine privilégiée à Chypre
Authors: Vernet Yannick
Published: March 2019

This paper aims to underline the special divine relationship between Aphrodite and Apollo in Cyprus. Cypriot mythology and religion provide numerous examples of the obvious interactions between those two divinities. The goal of the submitted essay is, therefore, to show the nature of those specific ties through some significant instances. Firstly, this topic is examined basing on the literary sources. Then, the cultic complementarities visible in different kinds of rites are studied. Finally, a particular attention is given to the parallel evolution of the name of those divine figures provided by the epigraphic material. This study shows the filiation of Aphrodite and Apollo with some autochthonous, preexisting goddess and god whose origins date back to the beginnings of the religious belief in Cyprus.
L’Aphrodite des Lettres et des Arts chez Marguerite Yourcenar
Authors: Chehab May
Published: March 2019

In its original meaning the “ ekphrasis” was a general description, not restricted to any piece of art. It becomes today a figure which gives to the reader a description reminding another artistic expression than literature. Marguerite Yourcenar uses it to express a symbiosis where sculpture, painting, numismatic, often take precedence over a written creation. More than a support, iconography becomes there a living source. Aphrodite (Roman Venus) is frequently invoqued in the erudite work of M. Yourcenar. “ Universal Lover” and metaphor of Love, she expresses the many attributes associated across time with female gender. Deep structure of «longue durée » , the feminity changes with the civilisations. Jacqueline Karageorghis has shown how the complex cults associated with feminity emphasized in their turn, maternity, virginity and the powerful violence of sex. M. Yourcenar’s lover of the Arts follows all the variations of Love, from the Aphrodite in Pindar to the Shakespearean Venus, from “ Hail Aphrodite” to “ Narcissus with closed eyes” (the Hermaphrodite in the Uffizzi), for ever plumbing the endless human desire.
À propos du temple du Bronze Récent à Kouklia (Palaipaphos)
Authors: Callot Olivier
Published: March 2019

This paper argues in favor of the interpretation of the monumental remains at Kouklia (Palaipaphos) as those of a Late Bronze Age walls of a roof-covered temple proper, rather than those of an open air temenos.
Gifts for the Goddess: Votive Offerings at Ancient Marion
Authors: Serwint Nancy
Published: March 2019

L’antique cité de Marion vénérait la déesse de manière splendide à en croire les offrandes trouvées sur le site. La difficulté dans le cas de l’antique Marion est que deux sanctuaires différents, proches dans le temps comme dans l’espace, donnent des images différentes de la divinité. Cet article recensera d’abord les assemblages votifs, sous la forme de sculptures en terre cuite, et montrera comment les restes matériels documentent explicitement la transformation de la déesse, de son aspect proche-oriental à son aspect hellénique.
Inadéquation des qualifications et fracture spatiale
Authors: Gavrel Frédéric , Georges Nathalie , L'Horty Yannick , Lebon Isabelle
Published: March 2019

Skills Mismatch and Spatial Inequality.

We use an urban model to describe the local labour market by a search andmatching processwith heterogeneousworkers and jobs. Our aim is to study the incidence of a large spectrum of public policies. Various measures – such as lowering transport costs, intensifying training programmes and densifying housing – can reduce unemployement, shorten its duration and lessen social inequality. But such policies cannot combat urban segregation. On the other hand, developing social housing could diminish spatial inequality but its effects on employment are negative. Apolicymix is thus required to reduce unemployment and spatial inequality.
Comment réduire la fracture spatiale ? Une application en Île-de-France
Authors: Georges Nathalie , L'Horty Yannick , Sari Florent
Published: March 2019

Nous estimons sur des données communales franciliennes un modèle à erreurs spatialement corrélées afin d’expliquer les disparités spatiales de durées de chômage. Nous mobilisons des indicateurs représentatifs du dynamisme de l’emploi local, du mésappariement entre la localisation des emplois et des demandeurs d’emplois, du mésappariement entre les compétences demandées par les entreprises et celles offertes par les demandeurs d’emplois, de la ségrégation résidentielle et du logement. Nous utilisons des méthodes qui permettent d’évaluer la portée de chacune de ces explications et de déterminer lesquelles sont les plus importantes à considérer du point de vue de la décision publique. Les résultats montrent que les efforts devraient être accentués sur les problèmes de mésappariement en termes de compétences et de localisation géographique des demandeurs d’emplois.