bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A necessidade do elemento subjetivo para a caracterização do crime de lavagem de dinheiro: Uma análise à luz da teoria da cegueira deliberada e da teoria da imputação objetiva
Authors: Luz Juliana Hermes
Published: December 2017

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a necessidade do elemento subjetivo para a caracterização do crime de lavagem de dinheiro sob a ótica da teoria da cegueira deliberada e da teoria da imputação objetiva. Inicia-se trazendo uma visão geral de Lei de lavagem de capitais e sua previsão normativa. Em seguida estuda-se o elemento subjetivo: dolo e suas teorias, bem como a culpa. Em continuidade faz-se uma comparação entre o art. 9º da Lei de lavagem de dinheiro, o instituto do compliance da Lei anticorrupção e da responsabilidade objetiva, para então estudar-se a Teoria da Imputação objetiva. Finalmente demonstram-se os posicionamentos doutrinários e jurisprudenciais sobre a necessidade do elemento subjetivo para a caracterização do crime de lavagem de capitais à luz da teoria da cegueira deliberada e da teoria da imputação objetiva.
FOAMED CEMENT COMPOSITES: DETECTION OF THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY USING DIC ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER METHODS
Authors: Ďureje Jakub , Prošek Zdeněk
Published: December 2017

A modulus of elasticity was determined for eight differently foamed cement paste samples. Samples were loaded in the laboratory by a hydraulic press. The force acting on the sample was read directly from the laboratory press. Digital Image Correlation (DIC) analysis were used to draw deformations. Before loading pressure test was applied a random contrast pattern to the samples. Samples were captured by the camera in a one-second interval during the loading pressure test. The images were edited in the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and then evaluated using Ncorr software. The result is a vertical and horizontal shift field. On the basis of the results obtained, it was possible to calculate the modulus of elasticity of each sample.
PLASMA TREATMENT IMPACT ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERIC FIBERS
Authors: Hlůžek Radim , Prošek Zdeněk , Trejbal Jan , Fládr Josef , Potocký Štepán
Published: December 2017

Presented work focuses on chemical and physical properties of plasma modified polymeric macro-fibers. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) fibers having approx. 300 μm in diameter were modified using cold oxygen plasma in order to achieve their surface changes needed for durable bond and adhesion with cement matrixes. A duration of plasma modification differed between 5 to 480 seconds, where an effect of the treatment was examined. Fiber surfaces chemical changes were researched via wettability measurement with demineralized water (the measurement was repeated immediately and after 1, 7 and 30 days to find out the changes stability). Physical changes were studied by means of weight balance (determination of weight loss) and tensile strength tests. It was found that wettability was enhanced significantly – up to two times, while mechanical properties of treated fibers decreased only slightly.
THE EFFECT OF PLASTICIZER ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CEMENT PASTE WITH FINE GROUND RECYCLED CONCRETE
Authors: Hrůza Jaromír , Prošek Zdeněk
Published: December 2017

This article deals with the usage of recycled concrete, which arises from the demolition of concrete structures. The work is focused on the development of mechanical properties (Young's modulus, compressive and flexural strength) depending amount of plasticizer in the mixture. In the experiment were prepared three sets of samples with different amounts of plasticizer (0, 0.5 and 1.0 wt. % of cement). Each pair always contained reference samples (only cement) and 35 wt. % of fine ground recycled concrete. One of the main reasons for the use of finely ground recycled concrete was a certain substitution of cement in the mixture, which is the most expensive component. Development of Young's modulus was measured by the nondestructive method. The aim of the experiment was to determine the effect of plasticizer on the resulting physical and mechanical properties of cement pastes with fine ground recycled concrete.
WATER ABSORPTION CAPACITY COEFFICIENT AND MASS MOISTURE OF RAMMED EARTH MATERIAL
Authors: Mužíková Barbora , Otcovská Tereza , Padevět Pavel
Published: December 2017

This article presents the development of mass moisture of rammed earth material and determines the water absorption capacity coefficient for rammed earth with illite-kaoline clay. Specimens of two prescriptions were rammed in the moulds. They were settled in the box with soft foam that was moistened. The level of moistening was kept constant. The specimens were regularly measured and weighted. Two measuerements were carried out – one of montmorillonite clay during 13 days and one of illite-kaoline clay during three hours. The development of moisture increase was captured and the water absorption capacity coefficient for illite-kaoline clay was determined and compared to coefficients of common building materials.
GEOMETRICAL OPTIMIZATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH REGARD TO OSSEOINTEGRATION
Authors: Řehounek Luboš , Denk František , Jíra Aleš
Published: December 2017

A newly developed reference dental implant specimen type was subjected to numerical simulations of osseointegration. The goal of these tests was to optimize the geometry of the implant so as to reduce local stress concentrations and provide a better flow of stress through the whole implant body. Conditions for osseointegration were considered when evaluating the anchoring system of the implant in regard to its placement in the human cancellous and cortical bone. Numerical simulations showed that stress concentrations occur mostly in the upper cylindrical part of the implant. By increasing the width of this cylindrical part, we were able to reduce the maximum values of von-Mises stress by 20 %.
COUPLED SIMULATION FOR FIRE-EXPOSED STRUCTURES USING CFD AND THERMO-MECHANICAL MODELS
Authors: Šulc Stanislav , Šmilauer Vít , Wald František
Published: December 2017

Fire resistance of buildings is based on fire tests in furnaces with gas burners. However, the tests are very expensive and time consuming. This article presents a coupled simulation of an element loaded by a force and a fire loading. The simulation solves a weakly-coupled problem, consisting of fluid dynamics, heat transfer and mechanical model. The temperature field from the computational fluid dynamics simulation (CFD) creates Cauchy and radiative boundary conditions for the thermal model. Then, the temperature field from element is passed to the mechanical model, which induces thermal strain and modifies material parameters. The fluid dynamics is computed with Fire Dynamics Simulator and the thermo-mechanical task is solved in OOFEM. Both softwares are interconnected with MuPIF python library, which allows smooth data transfer across the different meshes, orchestrating simulations in particular codes, exporting results to the VTK formats and distributed computing.
PULLOUT BEHAVIOR OF OXYGEN PLASMA TREATED POLYMER FIBERS FROM CEMENT MATRIX
Authors: Trejbal Jan , Horová Tereza , Prošek Zdeněk
Published: December 2017

The aim of this work is to describe bonding properties between surface treated polymer fibers and a cement matrix. In order to increase an interaction between the matrix and fiber surfaces, two fiber types having approx. 0.5 mm in diameter were modified by mean of oxygen plasma treatment. Surface physical changes of treated fibers were examined using SEM morphology observation and interfacial adhesion mechanical tests. The principle of mechanical tests rested on a single fiber pulling out from the matrix (cement paste, CEM I 42.5 R, w/c 0.4). The embedded length was equal to 50 % of original fiber length (50 mm), where the fiber free-end displacement and force resisting to the displacement were monitored. It was pointed out that interfacial shear stress needed to break the bond between the modified fibers and the matrix increased almost by 15–65 % if compared to reference fibers. When the fiber free-end displacement reached to 3.5 mm, the shear strength increased almost twice.
METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING THE SHEAR STRESS OF PLASTERBOARDS
Authors: Zobal Ondřej , Jára Robert , Hataj Martin
Published: December 2017

Plasterboards have to meet many requirements for certification. The mechanical properties of itself plasterboard are one of them. The important mechanical property of the plasterboard is the shear strength perpendicular to the plane of the board. The European Standard refers to performing the relevant test for the procedure set out in the wood standard EN 789. But is this methodology for plasterboard the most suitable? This paper compares this recommended method with the alternative method according to the American Standard ASTM D5379 with indicating the results of a specific measurement.
The Bogliaco Bartolani Chapel in the Cemetery of Porte Sante, Florence. Survey and analysis for the restoration
Authors: Mancuso Angela
Published: December 2017

The Cemetery of the Porte Sante in Florence is located on San Miniato al Monte, one of the highest hills of the city. The cemetery was built in 1854 and it has always been characterized by a monumental nature. Since the end of 1800 the excavated burials were enriched with decorations, and other areas were dedicated to the creation of chapels and mausoleum made by the most famous architects of the time. Today the cemetery is not well preserved: many tombs are abandoned and there is a general need of restoration. During the Diagnostics Laboratory of the Specialization School of the University of Florence, many studies on the major chapels of the cemetery have been carried out. In this paper is presented the survey and the analysis on the state of decay of the Bogliaco Bartolani Chapel, projected in 1913 by Architect Enrico Dante Fantappiè, an Italian master of Eclecticism. This chapel is a very interesting example of the style, in which stands out the juxtaposition and contrast of different materials and crafts. The studies on the chapel follows a line that go from an initial photographic and metric survey, to a bibliographic and archive research work and finally to an examination of the decay phenomena on the exterior façades. The final phase will be a comparison between this tomb and another example of chapel by Fantappiè, located in the same cemetery: similar construction design leads to similar state of decay. Moreover the workflow presented could be an interesting example of how studies can be carried out with reduced expenses in case of a very low budget. In the cemetery public and private properties (often dispersed) are converging: pushing the boundaries of proprieties is crucial to carry out a policy of recovery of one of the monumental hills of Florence.
MUSINT II: A Complex Project on a Virtual and Interactive Museum Involving Institutions of Florence, Rome and Heraklion
Authors: Jasink Anna Margherita , Faralli Cristian , Kruklidis Panaiotis
Published: December 2017

MUSINT II is part of a bigger project involving a series of virtual and interactive museums, using traditional and new technologies with the aim to reach an enlarged audience. The presence of Archaeologists, Architects/Designers and Computer Scientists ensures an interdisciplinary methodology  that makes our project rich of solutions and attractive to different visitors. MUSINT II uses a sophisticated structure, a series of 3 dimensional models produced both with photogrammetry and laser scanner. A complex database with numerous interconnected queries is implemented in order to enhance the study of a large number of objects giving really innovatory answers and effortless data processes. New hyper-realistic techniques are used to  best illustrate the reconstruction of buildings, objects and scenes of life. A specific educational section is directed to young people where all these new techniques are applied in a winning way. The main object of MUSINT II consists in a specific category of small objects: sealings and seals coming from the excavations at Haghia Triada carried out by the Italian Archaeological expedition in Crete at the beginning of 1900. Our purpose is to offer a new analytic and, at the same time, a synthetic vision, opened to a large audience, of the historical-archaeological representation of one of the most important sites of Minoan Crete.
Underwater Videogrammetry with Adaptive Feature Detection at "See am Mondsee", Austria
Authors: Block Marco , Dworsky Cyril , Löw Carmen , Seidl da Fonseca Helena , Gehmlich Benjamin , Wittchen Dennis , Görsch Niklaas , Suchowska Paulina , Ducke Benjamin
Published: December 2017

We present a complete, video-based 3d documentation process for the submerged remains of Neolithic pile dwellings at the UNESCO World Heritage Site "See am Mondsee" in Austria. We discuss good practice routines and solutions, such as cable management, supporting the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) when strong currents are prevalent, and documentation/record keeping. The recorded site is a Neolithic lake village dating to the 4th millenium BC. Based on initial reconstruction results, we improved the image matching process of our Structure from Motion (SfM) pipeline (built around the free end-user application VisualSFM), by replacing its default feature detector (SiftGPU) with our own implementation of adaptive feature detection. The campaign was accompanied by a German television film crew. Their documentary was shown on the German public television (ARD) broadcast "W wie Wissen".
Archiving Archaeological Research Data - On Requirements, Objectives and First Experiences from a German Respectively Saxon Point of View
Authors: Göldner Reiner
Published: December 2017

Preserving digital data over long times is an ambitious task. While most analogue documents are best stored without touching them, digital data need permanent care and curation. Regarding some differences between analogue and digital data - lifecycle, complexity, functionality and so on - it can be realized, that digital archiving is a new challenge.This paper will deal with requirements and objectives on archiving archaeological research data, as discussed in a working group of the Association of State Archaeologists in Germany (Verband der Landesarchäologen in Deutschland – VLA). Interesting themes of that discussions were “Archive Objectives”, “Worthiness of Archiving”, “Suitability of Archiving” and “Future Use Scenarios”. This paper will also deal with first experiences in building up a digital archive for archaeological research data in Saxony. This archive follows principles of “Open Archival Information System” (OAIS). It is based on professional software that has to be adapted to the special requirements of archaeological data like e.g. excavation documentation. OAIS defines six complex functions to be performed, e.g. data management and preservation planning.  Preservation strategies are presented to give an idea on how to preserve content and function of archive material while systems are changing over time. This is an alternative to the idea, knowing file formats will solve all preservation problems.Archiving is the most intensive and most expensive way to store data. But aren’t there any alternatives? This paper will address some small steps leading towards a proper archiving without using large budgets. Going such steps will help to reduce the risk of losing important digital information. Going these steps will also bridge the gap until proper preservation tools will be available at a reasonable price.This article may be helpful for archaeologists that are about to build up an archive to preserve digital data for long terms. The presented concept of preservation strategies may be of interest for specialists on digital archiving.
The Ruspoli Chapel at the Porte Sante Cemetery in Florence. Material and diagnostic survey for conservation
Authors: Ciuffreda Anna Livia , Juarez Alonso Elena , Patti Petronilla , Soldaini Sara
Published: December 2017

Porte Sante is one of the monumental cemetery in Florence, located within the fortified bastion of the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. In the 1840s the town council decided to find a large area near Florence, to use as a cemetery. It was chosen the Fortress of San Miniato for the solemnity of the place. The first project was entrusted to Niccolò Matas in 1844 and in the 1860s the architect Mariano Falcini designed a new project using the area of the sixteenth-century fortress that stretched around the church.The Porte Sante cemetery surprised visitors with its comingling of styles: it was important to appear, to show the dignity of their own social class. This eclectic mix reveals interesting monuments for the style, for materials and construction methods. One of this examples is the Ruspoli chapel, designed in 1891 by Giovanni Paciarelli, architect sensitive to modernism and designer of Paggi Palace in Florence. The chapel, commissioned by Valsè-Pontellini family, stands out in the landscape for the precious texture of exotic carvings and inlays of polychrome marble, mosaics and historiated glass. Today it is in bad state of conservation.Today it is in bad state of conservation. The recovery of the chapel must provide for a careful restoration project whose foundation is the comprehensive knowledge of good, which can be achieved through the survey operations, the historical analysis and diagnostic investigations. The use of a photogrammetry software allowed us to obtain a virtual 3D model, which forms the basis for subsequent analyzes and evaluations on the state of conservation of the building. Such study will be applied to other artifacts in the cemetery, by implementing current and future studies on the whole complex of the Porte Sante.
Destroyed Places and Ancient Wars. Digital Tools for the Montecastrese Fortress
Authors: Verdiani Giorgio , Carrara Martina , Lami Stefano
Published: December 2017

In the XX century, after being forgotten for centuries, a series of archaeological excavations have brought to light the settlement, named “Montecastrese”, a system of Medieval fortifications organized on the top of a hill near the town of Camaiore, on the Tirreno sea. The archaeologists brought back to light the traces of the fortress and of the village, exploring the monumental ruins of the northern tower, still in place and tumbled down in two main large parts. In the first half of the XIII century, the castle of Montecastrese was conquered and destroyed by the army of Lucca. At the time of its major development the small fortress was organized around two main towers, with walls and various houses. A quite extended village was placed on the southern side of the hill. In 2015 the municipality of Camaiore commissioned a complete digital survey to the Dipartimento di Architettura in Florence. The general survey plan has seen the use of aerial photogrammetric survey, 3D laser scanner survey and terrestrial photogrammetry. The use of 3D modeling of all the lost parts, from the houses to the defense walls, to the system of towers was one of the focal point in this work, using the modeling process from the survey and supporting the reconstruction hypothesis with previous archaeological data, while matching the missing parts with similar architectures and the needs of the medieval defense/attack techniques. For the northern tower a specific operation based on the use of 3D printed models was brought on to bring to an end the debate about the sequence of the fall of the tower, quite important to the digital reconstruction of this building, the direct manipulation of a scaled model turned out to be a fundamental step for the completion of this part of the research.
The Fortress of Riolo Terme, near Ravenna: digital survey and 3D printing for cultural dissemination
Authors: Sgherri Elisa , Anzani Giovanni
Published: December 2017

In this work, initially developed as a thesis project, it has been studied the management of the different information methods, derived from the 3D laser scanner survey, of the Fortress of Riolo Terme, near Ravenna, Italy. After studying the building and its history this type of survey has been chosen because of its fast acquisition of three-dimensional data, with the advantage of a level of details and a resolution impossible to be reached by other methods. The geometrical survey of the whole fortress and its surroundings has been enriched by the gathering of color information: taking a specific set of photos for every station, each single scan has been associated to a panoramic image, obtaining a point clouds provided with the corresponding color values.Given the complexity and articulation of the building part of the project was dedicated to the work program, in terms of the decimation of the data, balancing a fluid management of the vast amount of collected data, and the conservation of the appropriate resolution of the information. This brought to the creation of an automatism both for the alignment of the scans, and for the following graphic post-processing. In addition to the production of drawings as plans, elevations and sections, whose outlining has been automated by creating several procedures for Autodesk AutoCAD, a specific part of the project was aimed at the construction of an optimized model of a portion of the building, to be printed out using 3D technology.The project allowed investigating thoroughly an architectural complex that is an outcome of stratifications over time, from the XIV century until the contemporary age. The chosen approach and the type of products elaborated are part of a renovation project for the enjoyment and historical knowledge of the building, which was the primary aim of this work.
Amphitheater of Volterra: Case Study for the Representation of Excavation Data
Authors: Battini Carlo , Sorge Elena
Published: December 2017

The work presented wants to show how different techniques of expeditious relief can be combined together in order to better describe the subject studied. Techniques of digital projection as laser scanner, topography and Structure from Motion can be used simultaneously and interact with each other to create a rich database of colorimetric and metrics information. Methodologies that, at the same time, present the peculiarities and errors of peculiar relief of the technology employed.The case study examined in this type of research is the discovery of the amphitheater of Volterra. Discovered in July 2015 during the phases of reclamation of a stream, is located close to Porta Diana and a few hundred meters from the Roman Theater discovered in the last century. An excavation campaign undertaken Between October and November 2015 has allowed us to bring to light the crests of the supporting walls of the structure, revealing the presence of the three orders and a depth of about ten meters.The step of post processing has finally seen the use of three-dimensional models acquired both for the creation of images metrics necessary to the study of the stratigraphic units, both for studying a mobile application, 3D models and data of the excavation, easy to use for transmitting the information collected.
The reconstruction of drawn architecture
Authors: Apollonio Fabrizio Ivan , Fallavollita Federico , Giovannini Elisabetta Caterina , Foschi Riccardo , Corso Salvatore
Published: December 2017

Among the many cases concerning the process of digital hypothetical 3D reconstruction a particular case is constituted by never realized projects and plans. They constitute projects designed and remained on paper that, albeit documented by technical drawings, they pose the typical problems that are common to all other cases. From 3D reconstructions of transformed architectures, to destroyed/lost buildings and part of towns.This case studies start from original old drawings which has to be implemented by different kind of documentary sources, able to provide - by means evidence, induction, deduction, analogy - information characterized by different level of uncertainty and related to different level of accuracy.All methods adopted in a digital hypothetical 3D reconstruction process show us that the goal of all researchers is to be able to make explicit, or at least intelligible, through a graphical system a synthetic/communicative level representative or the value of the reconstructive process that is behind a particular result.The result of a reconstructive process acts in the definition of three areas intimately related one each other which concur to define the digital consistency of the artifact object of study: Shape (geometry, size, spatial position); Appearance (surface features); Constitutive elements (physical form, stratification of building/manufacturing systems)The paper, within a general framework aimed to use 3D models as a means to document and communicate the shape and appearance of never built architecture, as well as to depict temporal correspondence and allow the traceability of uncertainty and accuracy that characterizes each reconstructed element.
The Lapidary of Palazzo Ancarano, head office of the Archaeological Superintendence of Emilia Romagna
Authors: Villa Veronica , Pignatale Tatiana , Tramentozzi Ilenia
Published: December 2017

In Italy, in the academic field, there are many cases of collaboration between the University and various institutions protecting Cultural Heritage. It is made possible due to the large amount of archaeological heritage requiring restoration interventions and thanks to the need from students to put their skills into practice. This is the case of the partnership between the Archaeological Superintendence of Emilia Romagna and the Fine Arts Academy of Bologna (Italy) established in 2012. This collaboration has permitted to open an important restoration site in order to recover the Lapidary located in the courtyard of the historical Palazzo Ancarano. The restoration project was developed over a period of three years, plus an additional year to reorganize the exhibition path. The maintenance of an archaeological find was assigned to each student with the purpose of producing a thorough and complete documentation on the intervention made, necessary to leave a proof of the methods and materials used. A targeted work on every archaeological find present in the court, having an aim to arrange them around the perimeter of it in chronological order based on historical era. At the conclusion of the restoration and reorganization of the area, it is now necessary to add value in particular to the stele collection: pre-Roman, Roman and Medieval. This objective will be reached by opening the courtyard of the Palazzo Ancarano to the public, to bring again its original function, that is, a museum. To reach this purpose, we propose to use appropriate digital technologies associated with the archaeological items on display to improve the understanding of the collection by a wide variety of visitors, we intend to provide an instrument presenting information of various levels of detail and thoroughness enabling each visitor to deepen their knowledge according to their own interest.
Lessons from LiDAR data use in the Netherlands
Authors: Beex Willem Frans
Published: December 2017

Light Detection And Ranging or Laser Imaging Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) is not really a new technology. However, it does provide the data from which accurate models of the natural land surface completely stripped of buildings and vegetation can be derived. Interestingly for Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, most of the data is already freely available for research. This is certainly the case in the Netherlands, with the “Actueel Hoogtemodel Nederland 2”, or “AHN2”. The density of the measured points is at least 50 centimetres, which means that the remains of structures larger than one by one metre can be detected. As a result, many unknown structures have been discovered with it. However, these excellent results have blinded many Cultural Heritage and Archaeology practitioners to obvious mistakes when interpreting LiDAR data. This paper is intended to highlight best-practices for the use of LiDAR data by Cultural Heritage professionals.
Digital 3D reconstructed models A proposition for structuring visualisation workflows using semantic technologies for recommendations
Authors: Wefers Stefanie , Karmacharya Ashish , Pfarr-Harfst Mieke , Boochs Frank
Published: December 2017

It is common for cultural heritage applications to use spatial and/or spectral data for documentation, analysis and visualisation. Knowledge on data requirements coming from the cultural heritage application and technical alternatives to generate the required data based on object characteristics and other influencings factors paves the way for the optimal selection of a recording technology. It is a collaborative process requiring knowledge of experts from cultural heritage domains and technical domains. Currently, this knowledge is structured and stored in an ontology (so-called COSCHKR). It has the purpose to support CH experts not familiar with technologies through prescribing an optimal spatial or spectral recording strategy adapted to the physical characteristics of the cultural heritage object and the data requirements of the targeted CH application. The creation of digital 3D reconstructed models for analysis and visualisation purposes is getting more and more common within humanities disciplines. Therefore, an implementation of mechanisms involved in visualisation applications into this ontology would have huge benefits in creating a powerful recommendation solution. A structured view on such project workflows facilitates a rough match with the existing knowledge representation. Illustrating the overall structure of COSCHKR, this paper addresses and discusses challenges in structuring the processes of cultural heritage visualisation and implementing these into the ontology.
Factors influencing participation in homestead catfish production in Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: INONI Odjuvwuederhie Emmanuel , EKOKOTU Patterson Adogbeji , IDOGE David Eduvie
Published: December 2017

Domestic fish production in Nigeria has been growing for the past decade, yet a widening demand-supply gap has persisted leading to a substantial loss in Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings due to fish imports. In order to boost household food fish supply many individuals have converted available land space within their homestead for catfish production. This study, therefore, investigated the effects of socio-economic variables on the participation in homestead catfish production in the Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Using data from 137 respondents engaged in catfish farming, the findings showed a mean age of 44 years for catfish farmers and an average land size of 104.35 m2 for pond construction. The probit model had a good fit with a Psuedo-R2 of 0.62, 90.5 % of cases correctly predicted, and a significant likelihood ratio (LR) test (p < 0.01). Results of the probit analysis indicated that pond location, age, land area, adults per household, years of education, disposable income, and access to credit exerted a positive and significant effect on homestead catfish production participation decision.
Some D-optimal chemical balance weighing designs: theory and examples
Authors: Ceranka Bronisław , Graczyk Małgorzata
Published: December 2017

In this paper we study a certain kind of experimental designs called chemical balance weighing designs. We consider issues with regard to determining optimality conditions. We give new classes of designs in which we are able to determine an optimal design. Moreover, examples are given for the presented cases.
Comparison of Sojourn Time Distributions in Modeling HIV/AIDS Disease Progression
Authors: Asena Tilahun Ferede , Goshu Ayele Taye
Published: December 2017

An application of semi-Markov models to AIDS disease progression was utilized to find best sojourn time distributions. We obtained data on 370 HIV/AIDS patients who were under follow-up from September 2008 to August 2015, from Yirgalim General Hospital, Ethiopia. The study reveals that within the “good” states, the transition probability of moving from a given state to the next worst state has a parabolic pattern that increases with time until it reaches a maximum and then declines over time. Compared with the case of exponential distribution, the conditional probability of remaining in a good state before moving to the next good state grows faster at the beginning, peaks, and then declines faster for a long period. The probability of remaining in the same good disease state declines over time, though maintaining higher values for healthier states. Moreover, the Weibull distribution under the semi-Markov model leads to dynamic probabilities with a higher rate of decline and smaller deviations. In this study, we found that the Weibull distribution is flexible in modeling and preferable for use as a waiting time distribution for monitoring HIV/AIDS disease progression.
The effect of integrated tillage of light soil on potato yields
Authors: Walkowiak Ryszard , Podsiadłowski Stanisław , Czajka Michał
Published: December 2017

Excessive compaction of soil has an adverse effect on its aggregate structure, and as a result also on the yields of various crops. To prevent this negative impact, diverse methods of limited tillage are applied. However, these methods are not effective when cultivating sandy soils of very low natural porosity. An original integrated tillage method for such soils has been developed at the Poznań University of Life Sciences. This paper presents a comparison of yields and quality of three popular potato cultivars following the application of conventional and integrated tillage methods. The experiment shows that integrated tillage contributes to an increase in potato yield by providing better conditions for tuber growth.
Crystal structure of methyl (Z)-2-(5-fluoro-2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate, C10H8FN3OS2
Authors: Li Xin-Hong , Qin Zhao-Xian , Cao Sheng-Li
Published: December 2017

C10H8FN3OS2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 6.2909(2) Å, b = 7.4103(2) Å, c = 24.7079(6) Å, β = 97.396(2)°, V = 1142.24(6) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0375, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1014, T = 293 K.
Distribution of Lichen Species of the Genus Lepraria in the Knyszyn Forest (Ne Poland) in Different Forest Plant Communities
Authors: Matwiejuk Anna
Published: December 2017

The aim of the study was to evaluate the distribution of lichen species of the genus Lepraria in Knyszyn Forest (NE Poland) to different forest plant communities. Six species of Lepraria [L. eburnea J. R. Laundon, L. elobata Tønsberg, L. incana (L.) Ach., L. jackii Tønsberg, L. lobificans Nyl. and L. vouaxii (Hue) R. C. Harris] recorded from Knyszyn Forest. Lepraria eburnea is a new species for the studied area. The most common species were Lepraria incana and L. lobificans. Among the studied forest communities the richest in species (5 species of Lepraria) were oak-hornbeam forest (Tilio-Carpinetum), and the least species-rich (2 species) were maple-linden slope forest (Aceri-Tilietum), alder carr (Carici elongatae-Alnetum) and spruce forest (Sphagno girgensohnii-Piceetum). The richest lichen diversity in the Knyszyn Forest was found on deciduous trees such as Carpinus betulus L. and Quercus robur L. (4 species), Tilia cordata Mill. (3 spp.), and conifers such as Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. and Pinus sylvestris L. (3 spp.).
Plädoyer für einen einheitlichen, aber nicht einförmigen Sprachbegriff: Zur aktuellen Rezeption des Nähe-Distanz-Modells
Authors: Selig Maria
Published: December 2017

The present contribution discusses the legacy of Peter Koch and Wulf Oesterreicher and analyzes the reception of their model of communicative immediacy and communicative distance. It is argued that the model, despite being related to the tradition of research on spoken language and oral communication, does not intend to offer a descriptive matrix of media-related phenomena, but gives a systematic account of the anthropological (and not necessarily mediarelated) parameters regulating the creative, reflexive and social activity of defining the communicative situation. In focusing on the multi-dimensional variational space in between, what may also be called the poles of informal and formal communication, and in highlighting the parameters directly related to the strategies of verbalization, the model offers the possibility to better understand the dialectics between the actual processing of oral or written language and the variational norms regulating the verbal behavior in the consistent but not uniform communicative space.
A la búsqueda de los textos olvidados. Los orígenes de la modernidad discursiva en la historia del español
Authors: Aguilar Rafael Cano
Published: December 2017

The transition between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries has been a period of very little, if any, knowledge for the historians of Spanish. Between the classical period of the Siglo de Oro and the beginning of modernity in the eighteenth century there was no event of interest at that time. Modern research on the history of Spanish vocabulary or texts shows that from1675 onwards we can find forms and discursive traditions that are central in modern Spanish, while processes fromearlier periods continued. In this paperwe will analyze some of themost significant (non-literary) texts of those years, and try to establish their defining linguistic and discursive traits.
Translocated Danish in Northern Europe: The case of Faroe Danish and Dano-Norwegian
Authors: Kühl Karoline
Published: December 2017

The paper contains a descriptive analysis of the development of translocated Danish in historical Norway and the Faroes within a framework of postcolonial linguistic development, namely the ‘Dynamic Model of Postcolonial Englishes’ (Schneider 2009), originally proposed to cover the evolution of postcolonial varieties of English. The paper compares the socio-political development of the two territories and their relationship with Denmark, the identity constructions of the speakers, the sociolinguistic setting with regard to attitudes and language contact and, finally, the linguistic characteristics of the local varieties of Danish. Despite the fact that neither the Faroes nor Norway had actual colonial status, the development from historical Dano-Norwegian to today’s Bokmål follows a postcolonial path closely in that it shows a completed advancement from a translocated Danish to an indigenous variety, Bokmål. In contrast, the comparison with Norway and the other postcolonial situations which the ‘Dynamic Model’ is based on, shows that the evolution of Faroe- Danish does not follow a postcolonial path. This local variety of Danish seems to be best characterized as a lingua franca learned as an (early) L2 that is entrenched within the Faroese society which shows but few signs of nativization.
Au coeur d’un « carrefour des langues »
Authors: Padilla-Moyano Manuel
Published: December 2017

Du point de vue historique, le monolinguisme n’a pas été la règle en Europe (Braunmuller/Ferraresi 2003). Lorsqu’il s’agit d’évoquer des communautés plurilingues, nous nous référons le plus souvent a des contextes commerciaux ou à des sociétés multiethniques. Cependant, le present cas d’étude illustre le plurilinguisme dans une communauté de paysans, ethniquement homogène : l’ancienne province basque de Soule. Ce travail analyse deux traits du basque souletin résultant du contact avec l’occitan gascon : a) la diffusion d’un suffixe de dérivation marquant le genre non-grammatical ; et b) l’émergence d’un nouveau groupe de participes. Nous soulignons l’importance du contact linguistique parmi les facteurs qui ont façonné le basque souletin des derniers siècles ; plus recemment, la forte identité ethnolinguistique des Souletins a provoqué un certain refus de la norme standard.
The Holiness Redaction of the Primeval History
Authors: Arnold Bill T.
Published: December 2017

Stephen A. Kaufmann hat gezeigt, dass die Autoren der Tempelrolle eine Vielzahl editorischer Techniken angewendet haben wie Komposition, Zusammenführung (unterschiedlicher Varianten) und ausgedehnte Zitation. Diese Techniken stellen eine heuristische Parallele zu der Komposition des Pentateuch dar, wie sie die zeitgenössische Forschung annimmt. Der Artikel überprüft diese Annahme am Beispiel der Komposition von Gen 1–11 unter der Annahme eines Heiligkeits-Redaktors, der Quellen von P und Nicht-P heranzog.
In Vino Veritas? Critiquing Drunkenness and Deceit in Micah and Isaiah
Authors: Bautch Richard J.
Published: December 2017

Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Korrelation zwischen Trunkenheit und Täuschung, zwei Begriffen, die in der Hebräischen Bibel durch שׁכר und שׁקר ausgedrückt werden. Hervorstechende Kennzeichen sind die orthographische Ähnlichkeit beider hebräischer Wörter sowie ihre Nähe zueinander in Texteinheiten dreier prophetischer Bücher. Ich komme zum Schluss, dass שׁכר und שׁקר durch diejenigen, die für Micha, Jesaja und Habakuk verantwortlich sind, literarisch verbunden wurden, um einen Zustand der Trunkenheit und Täuschung zu suggerieren, der mit Israels korrupter Oberschicht und seinem oft eigensinnigen Volk assoziiert wird. In dieser Kritik am Gemeinwesen gehen die beiden dreiradikaligen Wurzeln eine feste Verbindung ein, sodass שׁכר und שׁקר entsprechend einem von Bezalel Porten im Rahmen seiner Jeremia-Studien geprägten Begriff zu einem »Wortklangpaar« (
A Note on the Implications of Two Mari Texts (ARM 26/1 106 and ARM 25 143) for Benaiah’s Leonine Episode in 2Sam 23:20 par. 1Chr 11:22
Authors: Price Joe H.
Published: December 2017

Sowohl 2 Sam 23,20 als auch 1 Chr 11,22 berichten von Benajas Kampf mit einem Löwen, einem Detail, das in einer Liste großer Kriegstaten deplatziert wirkt, aber in die Welt des alten Nahen Ostens passt. Dieser Beitrag untersucht zwei Mari-Texte (ARM 26/1 106 und ARM 25 143), die Hinweise darauf liefern, dass Taten wie Benajas Kampf in Palastarchiven aufgezeichnet und überliefert wurden. Er schlägt vor, dass Benajas Tat in ähnlicher Weise festgehalten und später in der Quelle für 2 Sam 23,20 und 1 Chr 11,22 aufgegriffen wurde.
Triple-A syndrome: a wide spectrum of adrenal dysfunction
Authors: Roucher-Boulez Florence , Brac de la Perriere Aude , Jacquez Aude , Chau Delphine , Guignat Laurence , Vial Christophe , Morel Yves , Nicolino Marc , Raverot Gerald , Pugeat Michel
Published: December 2017

Objective

Triple-A or Allgrove syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder due to mutations in the AAAS gene, which encodes a nucleoporin named ALADIN. It is characterized by a classical clinical triad: alacrima, achalasia and adrenal insufficiency, the canonic symptoms that are associated with progressive peripheral neuropathy. Only a few cohorts have been reported. The objective of the present study was to characterize the various spectra of adrenal function in Triple-A patients.

Methods

A retrospective clinical and biological monitoring of 14 patients (10 families) was done in a single multidisciplinary French center. All had AAAS gene sequenced and adrenal function evaluation.

Results

Nine different AAAS mutations were found, including one new mutation: c.755G>C, p.(Trp252Ser). Regarding adrenal function, defects of the zona fasciculata and reticularis were demonstrated by increased basal ACTH levels and low DHEAS levels in all cases regardless of the degree of glucocorticoid deficiency. In contrast, mineralocorticoid function was always conserved: i.e., normal plasma renin level associated with normal aldosterone level. The main prognostic feature was exacerbation of neuropathy and cognitive disorders.

Conclusions

These data suggest that, in Triple-A patients, adrenal function can be deficient, insufficient or compensated. In our cohort after the first decade of life, there does not appear to be any degradation of adrenal function over time. However, patients with compensated adrenal function should be informed and educated to manage a glucocorticoid replacement therapy in case of stressful conditions, with no need for systematic long-term treatment.
Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Medicinal PlantCalotropis gigantea, a Producer of Anticancer and Antimalarial Cardenolides
Authors: Hoopes Genevieve M , Hamilton John P , Kim Jeongwoon , Zhao Dongyan , Wiegert-Rininger Krystle , Crisovan Emily , Buell C Robin
Published: December 2017

Calotropis gigantea produces specialized secondary metabolites known as cardenolides, which have anticancer and antimalarial properties. Although transcriptomic studies have been conducted in other cardenolide-producing species, no nuclear genome assembly for an Asterid cardenolide-producing species has been reported to date. A high-quality de novo assembly was generated for C. gigantea, representing 157,284,427 bp with an N50 scaffold size of 805,959 bp, for which quality assessments indicated a near complete representation of the genic space. Transcriptome data in the form of RNA-sequencing libraries from a developmental tissue series was generated to aid the annotation and construction of a gene expression atlas. Using an ab initio and evidence-driven gene annotation pipeline, 18,197 high-confidence genes were annotated. Homologous and syntenic relationships between C. gigantea and other species within the Apocynaceae family confirmed previously identified evolutionary relationships, and suggest the emergence or loss of the specialized cardenolide metabolites after the divergence of the Apocynaceae subfamilies. The C. gigantea genome assembly, annotation, and RNA-sequencing data provide a novel resource to study the cardenolide biosynthesis pathway, especially for understanding the evolutionary origin of cardenolides and the engineering of cardenolide production in heterologous organisms for existing and novel pharmaceutical applications.
A Failsafe for Sensing Chromatid Tension in Mitosis with the Histone H3 Tail inSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Buehl Christopher J , Deng Xiexiong , Luo Jianjun , Buranasudja Visarut , Hazbun Tony , Kuo Min-Hao
Published: December 2017

The yeast protein Shugoshin 1 (Sgo1p) senses tension between sister chromatids during mitotic chromosome alignment. A regulatory region on histone.....

Mitotic fidelity is ensured by achieving biorientation on all paired chromosomes. The key signal for proper chromosome alignment is the tension between sister chromatids created by opposing poleward force from the spindles. In the budding yeast, the tension-sensing function requires that the Shugoshin protein, Shugoshin 1, be recruited to the centromeres and the neighboring pericentric regions. Concerted actions integrating proteins at centromeres and pericentromeres create highly specific Shugoshin 1 domains on mitotic chromosomes. We have previously reported that an important regulatory region on histone H3, termed the tension-sensing motif (TSM), is responsible for retaining Shugoshin 1 at pericentromeres. The TSM is negatively regulated by the acetyltransferase Gcn5p, but the underlying mechanism was elusive. In this work, we provide evidence that, when the TSM function is impaired, the histone H3 tail adopts a role that complements the damaged TSM to ensure faithful mitosis. This novel function of the H3 tail is controlled by Gcn5p, which targets selective lysine residues. Mutations to K14 and K23 ameliorate the mitotic defects resulting from TSM mutations. The restoration of faithful segregation is accompanied by regaining Shugoshin 1 access to the pericentric regions. Our data reveal a novel pathway for mitotic Shugoshin 1 recruitment and further reinforce the active role played by chromatins during their segregation in mitosis.