bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Incremental Learning on Non-stationary Data Stream using Ensemble Approach
Authors: Thalor Meenakshi Anurag , Patil Shrishailapa
Published: October 2016

Incremental Learning on non stationary distribution has been shown to be a very challenging problem in machine learning and data mining, because the joint probability distribution between the data and classes changes over time. Many real time problems suffer concept drift as they changes with time. For example, an advertisement recommendation system, in which customer’s behavior may change depending on the season of the year, on the inflation and on new products made available. An extra challenge arises when the classes to be learned are not represented equally in the training data i.e. classes are imbalanced, as most machine learning algorithms work well only when the training data  is balanced. The objective of this paper is to develop an ensemble based classification algorithm for non-stationary data stream (ENSDS) with focus on two-class problems. In addition, we are presenting here an exhaustive comparison of purposed algorithms with state-of-the-art classification approaches using different evaluation measures like recall, f-measure and g-mean
New Decimation-In-Time Fast Hartley Transform Algorithm
Authors: Hamood Mounir Taha
Published: October 2016

This paper presents a new algorithm for fast calculation of the discrete Hartley transform (DHT) based on decimation-in-time (DIT) approach. The proposed radix-2^2 fast Hartley transform (FHT) DIT algorithm has a regular butterfly structure that provides flexibility of different powers-of-two transform lengths, substantially reducing the arithmetic complexity with simple bit reversing for ordering the output sequence. The algorithm is developed through the three-dimensional linear index map and by integrating two stages of the signal flow graph together into a single butterfly. The algorithm is implemented and its computational complexity has been analysed and compared with the existing FHT algorithms, showing that it is significantly reduce the structural complexity with a better indexing scheme that is suitable for efficient implementation.
Behavioral Intention to Use IoT Health Device: The Role of Perceived Usefulness, Facilitated Appropriation, Big Five Personality Traits, and Cultural Value Orientations
Authors: Prayoga Tommy , Abraham Juneman
Published: October 2016

As one of the biggest technology breakthrough, Internet of Things (IoT) has been gaining much attention in every industry it’s involved in. Especially in the healthcare sector, IoT health devices have been proved to have a great impact on individual’s health regulation. Through many beneficial features from tracking sleep patterns to tracking chemicals in the blood, individuals will gain a better understanding of their body and how to keep it healthy. However, great benefit is one thing, and it does not immediately equal users’ acceptance. In this study, we seek to find elements that we propose to have an impact in predicting user’s intention of using IoT health device and integrate them into a model. We will analyze user’s technology acceptance from the perspective of Technology Acceptance Model, using Perceived Usefulness as the main predictor for Behavioral Intention. We also integrate Personality Traits and Facilitated Appropriation as factors to determine Perceived Usefulness, and finally using Hofstede’s Cultural Value, we seek to determine the antecedent of Facilitated Appropriation. The research design was correlational predictive, with path analysis technique. Participants of this study were 186 college students from IT campus (75 males, 111 females; mean of age = 20.86 years of old, standard deviation of age = 2.01 years) across Greater Jakarta. The results showed that Perceived Usefulness can predict intention to use the device. However, Personality Traits were found to be irrelevant in predicting perceived usefulness. Only Facilitated Appropriation could predict perceived usefulness. Among cultural values proposed, only the Long-term Orientation can predict user’s tendency to engage in Facilitated Appropriation. Also, we did not find any correlation between age and all technology acceptance factors (Behavioral Intention, Perceived Usefulness, and Facilitated Appropriation).
AnswerRank: Identifying Right Answers in QA system
Authors: S Geerthik , S Venkatraman , K Rajiv Gandhi
Published: October 2016

Ranking of answers in Community CQA (CQA) is most important task in finding best answer, which depends on type of question and relevance of answer to the question. If a question is posted in a CQA site it will get multiple answers in different views. It is the responsibility of a CQA system to identify best answers and make them display as top answers. For identifying the best answers different ranking techniques for finding the top answers are used. The main two problems we identify in the CQA sites are most of the best answers identified by CQA sites are from the users who had many followers. Also if a question is posted and if the best answer is written by a user late after many answers, the probability of the answer to be get ranked as top answer with highest upvotes is very less. This paper describes AnswerRank a method to rank the answers provided by the users in CQA sites. The AnswerRank method of ranking treats users with more followers and less followers equally. Also the answer written at various time intervals by different users are also treated equally. Only ranking is based on quality of answers. We compare AnswerRank method with existing ranking methods .The experimental results shows that our approach is best method in ranking Community CQA sites.
Face Recognition with Modular Two Dimensional PCA under Uncontrolled Illumination Variations
Authors: S Venkatramaphanikumar , Krishna Kishore K. V.
Published: October 2016

Person authenticaton using faces became one of the most popular security approaches for the last three decades.  From the literature it is found that perofrmance of most of the methods used in recognition was limited due to uncontrolled conditions like illumination and pose variations.  In this work, to address the limitations of uncontrolled environment, Modular two-dimensional Principle Component Analysis (M2D-PCA) is proposed.  In this approach, the input image is partitioned into four equal segments and then Histogram Equalization is applied to reduce illumination impact caused due to varying lightening conditions. Then M2D-PCA algorithm is applied parallel on each segment and then all features extracted from the segments are fused with wieghted summation. Experiments are carried out on bench mark datasets like extended Yale database B, ORL and AR database.   Results of the proposed approach produced good recognition rate with low computational time against various illumination environments.
Fast Obstacle Distance Estimation using Laser Line Imaging Technique for Smart Wheelchair
Authors: Utaminingrum Fitri , Fitriyah Hurriyatul , Wihandika Randy Cahya , Fauzi M Ali , Syauqy Dahnial , Maulana Rizal
Published: October 2016

This paper presents an approach of obstacle distance estimation for smart wheelchair. A smart wheelchair was equipped with a camera and a laser line. The camera was used to capture an image from the environment in order to sense the pathway condition. The laser line was used in combination with camera to recognize an obstacle in the pathway based on the shape of laser line image in certain angle. A blob method detection was then applied on the laser line image to separate and recognize the pattern of the detected obstacles. The laser line projector and camera which was mounted in fixed-certain position ensured a fixed relation between blobs-gap and obstacle-to-wheelchair distance. A simple linear regression from 16 obtained data was used to respresent this relation as the estimated obstacle distance. As a result, the average error between the estimation and the actual distance was 1.25 cm from 7 data testing experiments. Therefore, the experiment results show that the proposed method was able to estimate the distance between wheelchair and the obstacle.
Efficient Feature Subset Selection Algorithm for High Dimensional Data
Authors: Chormunge Smita , Jena Sudarson
Published: October 2016

Feature selection approach solves the dimensionality problem by removing irrelevant and redundant features. Existing Feature selection algorithms take more time to obtain feature subset for high dimensional data. This paper proposes a feature selection algorithm based on Information gain measures for high dimensional data termed as IFSA (Information gain based Feature Selection Algorithm) to produce optimal feature subset in efficient time and improve the computational performance of learning algorithms. IFSA algorithm works in two folds: First apply filter on dataset. Second produce the small feature subset by using information gain measure. Extensive experiments are carried out to compare proposed algorithm and other methods with respect to two different classifiers (Naive bayes and IBK) on microarray and text data sets. The results demonstrate that IFSA not only produces the most select feature subset in efficient time but also improves the classifier performance.
Design of Microwave LNA Based on Ladder Matching Networks for WiMAX Applications
Authors: Ibrahim Abu Bakar , Mohamad Ali Ahmad Zamzuri
Published: October 2016

Advancement in the wireless industry, internet access without borders and increasing demand for high data rate wireless digital communication moving us toward the optimal development of communication technology. Wireless communication is a technology that plays an important role in current technology transformation. Broadband communication is a method of telecommunication that are available for transmitting large amounts of data, voice and video over long distance using different frequencies. Specifically, Low Noise Amplifier which is located at the first block of receiver system, makes it one of the important element in improving signal transmition. This study was aimed to design a microwave Low Noise Amplifier for wireless application that will work at 5.8 GHz using  high-performance low noise superHEMT transistor FHX76LP manufactured by Eudyna Technologies. The low noise amplifier (LNA) produced gain of 16.8 dB and noise figure (NF) of 1.20 dB. The input reflection (S11) and output return loss (S22) are -10.5 dB and -13.3 dB respectively. The bandwidth of the amplifier recorded is 1.2 GHz. The input sensitivity is compliant with the IEEE 802.16 standards.
A Novel Loom for Alacrity of Protected Lawsuit dealings using Cloud Computing Environment
Authors: Subba Rao B.V. , Prasad J. Rajendra , Kavitha D. , Sirisha J. , Rani K. Swaroopa
Published: October 2016

This paper suggest a well-organized information system for facilitate the litigation procedures Information System courts. The purpose is to decrease the duration of processing cases in courts. The aspiration is to save the time and effort of judges and lawyer. In addition, we make use of the advantages of electronic systems and reducing traffic especially in developed countries. Advanced Encryption Standard is used to encrypt all the manipulated data for each case. All read document are encrypted to attain secure information system Litigation process. This is because the big data for all cases will be stored on cloud environment.
The STRATEGY Study (Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Versus Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for the Management of Symptomatic Revascularized Patients)
Authors: Pontone Gianluca , Andreini Daniele , Guaricci Andrea I. , Rota Cristina , Guglielmo Marco , Mushtaq Saima , Baggiano Andrea , Beltrama Virginia , Fusini Laura , Solbiati Anna , Segurini Chiara , Conte Edoardo , Gripari Paola , Annoni Andrea , Formenti Alberto , Petulla’ Maria , Lombardi Federico , Muscogiuri Giuseppe , Bartorelli Antonio L. , Pepi Mauro
Published: October 2016

Background—

Computed tomography coronary angiography (cTCA) and stress cardiac magnetic resonance (stress-CMR) are suitable tools for diagnosing obstructive coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients with previous history of revascularization. However, performance appraisal of noninvasive tests must take in account the consequent diagnostic testing, invasive procedures, clinical outcomes, radiation exposure, and cumulative costs rather than their diagnostic accuracy only. We aimed to compare an anatomic (cTCA) versus a functional (stress-CMR) strategy in symptomatic patients with previous myocardial revascularization procedures.

Methods and Results—

Six hundred patients with chest pain and previous revascularization included in a prospective observational registry and evaluated by clinically indicated cTCA (n=300, mean age 68.2±9.7 years, male 255) or stress-CMR (n=300, mean age 67.6±9.7 years, male 263) were enrolled and followed-up in terms of subsequent noninvasive tests, invasive coronary angiography, revascularization procedures, cumulative effective radiation dose, major adverse cardiac events, defined as a composite end point of nonfatal myocardial infarction and cardiac death, and medical costs. The mean follow-up for cTCA and stress-CMR groups was similar (773.6±345 versus 752.8±291 days;
P
=0.21). Compared with stress-CMR, cTCA was associated with a higher rate of subsequent noninvasive tests (28% versus 17%;
P
=0.0009), invasive coronary angiography (31% versus 20%;
P
=0.0009), and revascularization procedures (24% versus 16%;
P
=0.007). Stress-CMR strategy was associated with a significant reduction of radiation exposure and cumulative costs (59% and 24%, respectively;
P
<0.001). Finally, patients undergoing stress-CMR showed a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events (5% versus 10%;
P
<0.010) and cost-effectiveness ratio (119.98±250.92 versus 218.12±298.45 Euro/y;
P
<0.001).

Conclusions—

Compared with cTCA, stress-CMR is more cost-effective in symptomatic revascularized patients.
Impact of Empagliflozin on Blood Pressure in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension by Background Antihypertensive Medication
Authors: Mancia Giuseppe , Cannon Christopher P. , Tikkanen Ilkka , Zeller Cordula , Ley Ludwin , Woerle Hans J. , Broedl Uli C. , Johansen Odd Erik
Published: October 2016

In the EMPA-REG BP trial, empagliflozin 10 mg and 25 mg once daily reduced glycohemoglobin, blood pressure (BP), and weight versus placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Patients received placebo (n=271), empagliflozin 10 mg (n=276), or empagliflozin 25 mg (n=276) for 12 weeks (n=full analysis set). This present analysis investigated changes from baseline to week 12 in mean 24-hour systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) in patients receiving 0, 1, or ≥2 antihypertensive medications and patients receiving/not receiving diuretics or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers. Compared with placebo, empagliflozin 10 mg and 25 mg reduced mean 24-hour SBP/DBP in patients receiving 0 (10 mg: −3.89/−2.58 mm Hg; 25 mg: −3.77/−2.45 mm Hg), 1 (10 mg: −4.74/−1.97 mm Hg; 25 mg: −4.27/−1.81 mm Hg), or ≥2 (10 mg: −2.36/−0.68 mm Hg; 25 mg: −4.17/−1.54 mm Hg) antihypertensives. The effect of empagliflozin was not significantly different between subgroups by number of antihypertensives for changes in SBP (interaction
P
value 0.448) or DBP (interaction
P
value 0.498). Empagliflozin reduced 24-hour mean SBP/DBP irrespective of diuretic or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker use, with no significant difference between subgroups by use/no use of diuretics (interaction
P
values 0.380 [systolic]; 0.240 [diastolic]) or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (interaction
P
values 0.900 [systolic]; 0.359 [diastolic]). In conclusion, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension, empagliflozin for 12 weeks reduced SBP and DBP versus placebo, irrespective of the number of antihypertensives and use of diuretics or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers.

Clinical Trial Registration—

URL:
https://clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT01370005.
The official corporate logo of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB)
Authors: - IAB COUNCIL
Published: October 2016

In the fall of 2014, the council started a competition for an official corporate logo of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB). The idea was to update our logo to one that keeps pace with the contemporary age but also reflects the mission and history of the association. The competition was communicated to IAB members via Facebook and Bryonet. Until December 1st the council received 14 designs by various colleagues and artists around the globe. At the IAB council meeting during the 2015 world conference of Bryology in Chile, the council decided on a short list that was distributed to the IAB members and in addition posted on Facebook. Members were asked to individually select their preferred design by anonymously voting. The voting (55% of the votes) selected the logo submitted by Juan Carlos Correa an artist from Chile, which is also reflected by the likes on Facebook. We are happy to present the winning logo which will serve as the official logo of the association.
A new species of Prohatschekia Nunes-Ruivo, 1954 (Siphonostomatoida: Hatschekiidae) from the scorpaenid fish, Scorpaena neglecta
Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), in Korean waters
Authors: MOON SEONG YONG , YOUN SEOK-HYUN , MARAN BALU ALAGAR VENMATHI
Published: October 2016

A new species of parasitic copepod, Prohatschekia pseudocremouxi sp. nov. is described based on adult females collected from the gills of the scorpaenid fish, Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 caught in Korean waters. The new species is most closely related to P. cremouxi Nunes-Ruivo, 1954, but differs from it by the following combination of characters in the adult female: the size of the trunk which is about 3.7 times as long as cephalothorax; the short and strongly curved antennary claw; and the distal segment of the maxilla is tipped with a simple seta. This discovery raises the number of nominal species in Prohatschekia Nunes-Ruivo, 1954 to eight and represents the first record of the genus in Korea.
The genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Pennellidae) in India: a checklist with notes on its taxonomy and ecology
Authors: RAJA KUZHANTHAIVEL , SARAVANAKUMAR AYYAPAN , GOPALAKRISHNAN AYYARU , VIJAYAKUMAR RAMALINGAM , HWANG UI WOOK , MARAN BALU ALAGAR VENMATHI
Published: October 2016

Members of the pennellid genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824 (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) have frequently been recorded from commercially important fishes collected along the coasts of India. Marine fish hosts from landing centres at Nagapattinam and Parangipettai Tamil Nadu, southeast coast of India, were examined for parasitic copepods between January 2011 and December 2013. A total of nine species including three unidentified species of Lernaeenicus were recorded: (1) L. alatus Rangnekar, 1962 from the Indo-Pacific king mackerel Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), (2) L. anchoviellae Sebastian & George, 1964 from the golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775), (3) L. hemirhamphi Kirtisinghe, 1932 from the blue-barred halfbeak Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775), Lutke’s halfbeak H. lutkei Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847a and the ribbon halfbeak Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823b), (4) L. polynemi Bassett-Smith, 1898 from the fourfinger threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804), (5) L. seeri Kirtisinghe, 1934 from the wahoo Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832), (6) L. stromatei Gnanamuthu, 1953 from the black pomfret Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795), (7) Lernaeenicus sp. 1 from the Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823a) and the rainbow sardine Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847b, (8) Lernaeenicus sp. 2 from the goldspot mullet Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822), and (9) Lernaeenicus sp. 3 from the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Four pennellid species (L. hemirhamphi, L. polynemi, L. seeri and L. stromatei) were studied for their seasonal occurrence including prevalence and mean intensity, both of which were high in postmonsoon (2011) and low in premonsoon (2013) seasons. A checklist is provided for the Indian species of Lernaeenicus.
Four anchimolgid copepods (Poecilostomatoida: Anchimolgidae) associated with the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck, 1816) in Taiwan
Authors: CHENG YU-RONG , HO MING-JAY , DAI CHANG-FENG
Published: October 2016

Several species of copepods are known to live in association with the coral genus Pavona Lamarck, 1801. In this paper, four poecilostomatoid copepods, including one new genus, two new species, and one species new to Taiwan, are described, i.e. Alienigena triangula gen. et sp. nov., Odontomolgus cognatus sp. nov., O. mucosus Kim, 2006 and Sociellus subgeminus sp. nov. All species were found together in a single washing of the scleractinian coral Pavona explanulata (Lamarck, 1816), collected from shallow water reefs in northern Taiwan. All of them appear closely related to the genera of the Odontomolgus-group in the family Anchimolgidae due to the possession of a large process on the convex margin of the mandible. The present report brings the number of copepod species that live in symbiosis with members of the coral genus Pavona to 17.
Enigmas from the past: M’Intosh’s (1885) annelidicolous copepods from the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger
Authors: HUYS RONY
Published: October 2016

The type material of four monotypic genera, Leaniricola, Oestrella, Praxillinicola and Trophoniphila (Copepoda, Cyclopoida), described by M’Intosh (1885) from deep water polychaete hosts collected during the H.M.S. Challenger expedition, is re-examined. Leaniricola rotundata M’Intosh (1885) is removed from its floating status as species inquirenda in the Nereicolidae and fixed as the type of a new family, Leaniricolidae fam. nov., based on the presence of an oral cone and massive, three-dimensionally expanded, mandibular gnathobases which are used to anchor the parasite in the parapodial integument of its host. The ectoparasitic Praxillinicola kroyeri (M’Intosh, 1885), previously treated as a species inquirenda in the Clausiidae, cannot be placed in any of the currently recognized poecilostome families and is here fixed as the type of a new family, Praxillinicolidae fam. nov. Females are characterized by unique bilobate antennules, contained within anterior sockets shared with the reduced antennae, and by paired labral hooks, both of which probably serve as auxiliary attachment organs. Despite its highly transformed body P. kroyeri has retained the plesiomorphic condition of the female genital system, with the gonopores positioned dorsolaterally and the paired copulatory pores lying close together on the midventral surface. The position of the mesoparasitic Trophoniphila bradyi M’Intosh, 1885 in the Bradophilidae is confirmed based on the presence of a median copulatory pore in the female, the disproportionately large egg sacs, the shape of the ectosoma and host utilization. Both sexes of Bradophila pygmaea Levinsen, 1878 are re-examined and the male is redescribed in detail. Flabellicola Gravier, 1918a is treated as a genus incertae sedis in the Bradophilidae. The anal prominence, previously reported in the female of Oestrella (= Melinnacheres) levinseni M’Intosh, 1885 (Saccopsidae), proved upon re-examination to be one of the paired genital apertures. The third and fourth pairs of appendages reported in male saccopsids are here interpreted as the maxillae and maxillipeds, respectively.
A new species of Monstrilla Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Monstrilloida: Monstrillidae) from Korea, including a key to species from the north-west Pacific
Authors: LEE JIMIN , CHANG CHEON YOUNG
Published: October 2016

A new species of monstrilloid copepod belonging to the genus Monstrilla Dana, 1849 is recorded from South Korea. Specimens were obtained between May of 2012 and January of 2014 from inshore waters along the coasts of the East Sea, South Sea, and Jeju Island, using a light trap installed at quays and wharves overnight. Monstrilla ilhoii sp. nov. is characterized by a remarkable combination of a large body size (females about 3.8 mm long, males about 2.8 mm long), a polygonal ridge pattern (cuticular reticulation) over the entire body surface, and an antennule armature featuring a supernumerary spiniform seta (4d3) in females and a dagger-shaped distal spine (62) in both sexes. In other respects M. ilhoii sp. nov. most closely resembles M. lata Desai & Bal, 1963; both species have one and three setae on the endopodal and exopodal lobes, respectively, of female leg 5, a horseshoe-shaped male genital apparatus with marked undulations along the whole distal margin, and six setae on each caudal ramus in both sexes. This paper provides a description of the new species, taxonomic remarks on its morphological features, and differential diagnoses with respect to its allies. Scanning electron microscopy was used to document significant morphological microcharacters. The species of Monstrilla known from five sub-regions of the north-west Pacific are enumerated with the source references, and keys to the females and males of these species are provided.
Two new species of the genus Monstrillopsis Sars, 1921 (Copepoda: Monstrilloida: Monstrillidae) from South Korea
Authors: LEE JIMIN , KIM DONGSUNG , CHANG CHEON YOUNG
Published: October 2016

Monstrilloid copepods of the genus Monstrillopsis Sars, 1921 are recorded from Korea, as well as from the northwestern Pacific, for the first time. Specimens were obtained using a light trap set overnight at piers or seawalls in small harbors. Males of two new species were found and are described herein with remarks on their affinities and detailed drawings and SEM photographs of their morphological features. Monstrillopsis longilobata sp. nov. is allied to M. chathamensis Suárez-Morales & Morales-Ramírez, 2009 and M. sarsi Isaac, 1974 in having the character combination of a long, claw-like apical spinous process on the male antennule and elongate genital lappets. It differs from them in having conspicuous transverse striations on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax and extremely long male genital lappets, which extend far beyond the anterior margins of the caudal rami. Monstrillopsis coreensis sp. nov. also has a claw-like apical spinous process of the male antennule and conspicuous transverse striations on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax, but it differs from M. longilobata in having a much longer and stronger apical spine of the antennule and a relatively shorter and undulating genital apparatus.
A new species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) from coral reef plankton in the Mexican Caribbean
Authors: SUÁREZ-MORALES EDUARDO , GASCA REBECA
Published: October 2016

During a survey of the zooplankton community of a protected reef system on the southern coast of the Mexican Caribbean, many female and male specimens of an undescribed species of Caligus Müller, 1785 were collected. The new species closely resembles C. wilsoni Delamare Deboutteville & Nunez-Ruivo, 1958 and C. belones (Krøyer, 1863) and has affinities with C. balistae Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 and C. longipedis Bassett-Smith, 1898, all known from the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters of the north-western Atlantic Ocean. Caligus ilhoikimi sp. nov., is described in full and illustrations of both sexes are also provided. The new species differs from C. wilsoni and C. belones in several features, including the shape of the sternal furca, the shape and proportions of the genital complex and abdomen, the lack of accessory processes on the distal elements of leg 1 exopod, and the presence of a lateral spine on the third exopodal segment of leg 2. This is the seventh species of Caligus known from waters of the Atlantic seaboard of Mexico and the 32nd species of the genus recorded in Mexican waters. The specimens were caught with a plankton light trap. The unusually high number of individuals captured and the fact that the sample was monospecific (i.e. only adults of this caligid species were collected) suggests that it is a chiefly planktonic form. This is a mode of life recently revealed as being more common among caligids than previously thought.
On the occurrence of caligids (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida) in the marine plankton: a review and checklist
Authors: MARAN BALU ALAGAR VENMATHI , SUÁREZ-MORALES EDUARDO , OHTSUKA SUSUMU , SOH HO YOUNG , HWANG UI WOOK
Published: October 2016

Members of the copepod genus Caligus Müller, 1785 (Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) are commonly referred to as sea lice. Virtually all of the more than 450 species utilize marine fishes as hosts, however, an increasing number of records from marine plankton samples shows that at least some species reside in the water column during their adult phase. Members of three different genera, Caligus, Lepeophtheirus von Nordmann, 1832, and Metacaligus Thomsen, 1949 have been reported from plankton samples off eastern Asia and in the north-western Atlantic. Thirteen species have so far been consistently reported from the plankton only with no information on their hosts. Here we review the various hypotheses previously proposed to explain the presence of caligids in the water column, i.e. accidental occurrence, behavioral detachment from the host during mate location, and host-switching. The discovery of adults of two species of Caligus with no other developmental stages on their teleost hosts, suggests an ontogenetic host-switching after the final molt since both species also occurred in plankton samples. A checklist of all caligid records from the marine plankton, including known host data, is presented.
A new species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the gills of a dasyatid ray, Himantura oxyrhyncha (Sauvage, 1878) from West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Authors: BOXSHALL GEOFFREY A.
Published: October 2016

A new species of the cyclopoid copepod genus Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 is described based on material collected from the gills of an elasmobranch, Himantura oxyrhyncha (Sauvage, 1878), collected in the Java Sea off the coast of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. To justify the establishment of the new species, Ergasilus kimi sp. nov., detailed comparisons are made with the 28 congeneric species that share the combination of a 3-segmented leg 1 endopod and the presence of 2 setae on the free exopodal segment of leg 5. This is the fourth report of an Ergasilus species infecting an elasmobranch and it is concluded that each represents an independent colonization event of elasmobranchs as hosts.
How Does Ethnic Rebellion Start?
Authors: Lewis Janet I.
Published: October 2016

Because insurgent group formation typically occurs in secrecy and in poorly monitored areas, the empirical record on conflicts’ start is spare and systematically omits rebels who fail before committing substantial violence. This article argues that this presents a fundamental challenge for the study of conflict onset and demonstrates the theoretical and empirical problems it causes in studying a controversial relationship: how ethnicity influences armed conflicts’ start. Unusual evidence on all armed groups that formed in Uganda since 1986 indicates that ethnic mobilization was unimportant to the initial formation of rebel groups—but mattered after nascent groups had already formed. Contrasting evidence from Uganda with a prominent argument that ethnic marginalization induces rebellion shows why lack of evidence about how insurgencies begin can lead to broader inferential pitfalls.
A dual-axis tracking photovoltaic power plant as an educational tool
Authors: Frankovic Dubravko , Kirincic Vedran , Valentic Vladimir
Published: October 2016

Renewable energy sources have become a considerable part of electric transmission networks as well as medium and low voltage distribution networks. Understanding the overall process from design stage up to the installation stage, followed by the commissioning and startup of renewable energy sources plants is essential knowledge that electric engineers nowadays should posses. Therefore, in the first part of the article activities, conducted at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia, necessary for the installation of a fully operational, grid connected photovoltaic power plant with dual-axis tracking system have been described. Consequently, upon photovoltaic plant’s installation and commissioning, students are able to have ‘hands-on’ on a fully functional photovoltaic power plant and perform supervised, ‘live’ measurements and compare it with previously calculated values. Therefore, new – dedicated laboratory sessions have been introduced in an existing subject to make the most of the photovoltaic installation in the teaching process. In the second part, the article is mainly focused on the newly introduced laboratory sessions as well as on the educational framework and methodology. Some of the experiments that our students are able to perform include alternating current and direct current operating values measurements (photovoltaic string and inverter voltages, currents, power, efficiency, etc.), environmental parameters measurements (irradiance, air temperature, wind direction, velocity, etc.) and grounding parameters measurements (soil resistivity, photovoltaic plant’s grounding resistance). The acquired knowledge gained from the activities performed during our educational photovoltaic plant project realization give us the ability to propose a methodology that can be used as the key model for other universities and faculties.
Pulp Vascularization during Tooth Development, Regeneration, and Therapy
Authors: Rombouts C. , Giraud T. , Jeanneau C. , About I.
Published: October 2016

The pulp is a highly vascularized tissue situated in an inextensible environment surrounded by rigid dentin walls, with the apical foramina being the only access. The pulp vascular system is not only responsible for nutrient supply and waste removal but also contributes actively to the pulp inflammatory response and subsequent regeneration. This review discusses the underlying mechanisms of pulp vascularization during tooth development, regeneration, and therapeutic procedures, such as tissue engineering and tooth transplantation. Whereas the pulp vascular system is established by vasculogenesis during embryonic development, sprouting angiogenesis is the predominant process during regeneration and therapeutic processes. Hypoxia can be considered a common driving force. Dental pulp cells under hypoxic stress release proangiogenic factors, with vascular endothelial growth factor being one of the most potent. The benefit of exogenous vascular endothelial growth factor application in tissue engineering has been well demonstrated. Interestingly, dental pulp stem cells have an important role in pulp revascularization. Indeed, recent studies show that dental pulp stem cell secretome possesses angiogenic potential that actively contributes to the angiogenic process by guiding endothelial cells and even by differentiating themselves into the endothelial lineage. Although considerable insight has been obtained in the processes underlying pulp vascularization, many questions remain relating to the signaling pathways, timing, and influence of various stress conditions.
Comparing the penetrative stab performance of the UK HOSDB P1/B and Stanley Tools 1992 trimming blades on certified body armour specimens
Authors: Johnson AA , Bingham GA , Majewski CE
Published: October 2016

This body of research assessed the penetrative stab performance of the United Kingdom Home Office Scientific Development Branch’s (HOSDB) P1/B certified blades against the readily accessible Stanley Tools 1992 trimming blade. All tests were performed against the HOSDB KR1-E1 impact energy of 24 Joules on HOSDB KR1 certified body armour specimens. Results demonstrated that the Stanley 1992 trimming blade posed a 30% greater stab threat in comparison to the HOSDB P1/B blade.

This paper demonstrates the threat imposed by readily available utility blades and a requirement to enhance existing stab resistant body armour test procedures.
Intelligent evidence
Authors: Sampson Fraser
Published: October 2016

Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) are coming to terms with the potency of social media and Internet-based communication, not solely as an extension of mass communication but as a phenomenological source of intelligence. One feature of the expansion of material – particularly that which is openly available to investigators – is the narrowing of traditional boundaries between information to support lines of activity (intelligence) and material to be relied on during a criminal trial (evidence). This article addresses the legal considerations facing LEAs when this concatenation of two different categories of material occurs and matters of how to reconcile them.
Investigation of disperse fluorescent ink formulation via thermal transfer printing for polyester substrate
Authors: Yin Yunjie , Huang Ronghuan , Bu Guangjiu , Wang Chaoxia
Published: October 2016

Disperse fluorescent ink was controllably prepared via the cyclic sander grinding process and used for thermal transfer printing on a polyester substrate. Via process optimization, 0.1% pH regulator triethanolamine and 0.15% surfactant NP-12 were added in the disperse fluorescent ink. The lightness L* of the polyester substrate was 101.84 and the saturation C* was 84.21 within thermal transfer printing on the polyester substrate. Compared with flat screen printing, the bending rigidity and bending hysteresis moment of the ink-jet printed polyester substrate presented a slight change. The fluorescent effect of the printed polyester substrate was increased to 165.65, and the fluorescence reflectivity increased 4.1% at the maximum emission wavelength λmax = 510 nm. The color fastness of the printed polyester substrate was improved. In particular, the wet rubbing fastness was enhanced by one grade after the ink-jet thermal transfer printing.
A review of wearable technology in medicine
Authors: Iqbal Mohammed H , Aydin Abdullatif , Brunckhorst Oliver , Dasgupta Prokar , Ahmed Kamran
Published: October 2016

With rapid advances in technology, wearable devices have evolved and been adopted for various uses, ranging from simple devices used in aiding fitness to more complex devices used in assisting surgery. Wearable technology is broadly divided into head-mounted displays and body sensors. A broad search of the current literature revealed a total of 13 different body sensors and 11 head-mounted display devices. The latter have been reported for use in surgery ( n = 7), imaging ( n = 3), simulation and education ( n = 2) and as navigation tools ( n = 1). Body sensors have been used as vital signs monitors ( n = 9) and for posture-related devices for posture and fitness ( n = 4). Body sensors were found to have excellent functionality in aiding patient posture and rehabilitation while head-mounted displays can provide information to surgeons to while maintaining sterility during operative procedures. There is a potential role for head-mounted wearable technology and body sensors in medicine and patient care. However, there is little scientific evidence available proving that the application of such technologies improves patient satisfaction or care. Further studies need to be conducted prior to a clear conclusion.
What Is “Best Achievable” Practice in Implementing the Enhanced Protein‐Energy Provision via the Enteral Route Feeding Protocol in Intensive Care Units in the United States? Results of a Multicenter, Quality Improvement Collaborative
Authors: Heyland Daren K. , Lemieux Margot , Shu Lin , Quisenberry Kristen , Day Andrew G.
Published: October 2016

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine what was “best achievable practice” with the implementation of a novel enteral feeding protocol (Enhanced Protein‐Energy Provision via the Enteral Route Feeding Protocol [PEP uP protocol]). Methods: This study was a multicenter quality improvement collaborative wherein we describe nutrition practices and outcomes within PEP uP sites. We report the minimum, average, and maximal site‐level performance on aspects related to nutrition practices and outcomes. Results: In 2014, 7 intensive care units (ICUs) in the United States implemented the PEP uP protocol. On average, over the first 5 ICU days, patients received 35% (site range, 26%–53%) of their prescribed energy requirements and 42% (site range, 29%–66%) of their prescribed protein requirements from enteral nutrition. In PEP uP sites, 71% (site range, 58%–95%) of patients received a semidigested formula within 72 hours of admission to the ICU, 72% had a volume‐based goal as the initial feeding strategy (site range, 47%–100%), 56% had prophylactic protein supplements (site range, 0%–100%), and 19% received prophylactic motility agents (site range, 0%–85%). Conclusions: There was variable success with the implementation of the different components of the PEP uP protocol. Improving the implementation of the various components may further increase nutrition delivery.
Giftedness and academic success in college and university
Authors: Parker James DA , Saklofske Donald H , Keefer Kateryna V
Published: October 2016

Much of the work on predicting academic success in postsecondary education has focused on the impact of various cognitive abilities, although in recent years there has been increased attention to the role played by emotional and social competency (also called emotional intelligence (EI)). Previous work on the link between EI and giftedness is reviewed, particularly factors connected to the successful transition to postsecondary education. Data are presented from a sample of 171 exceptionally high-achieving secondary students (high school grade-point average of 90% or better) who completed a measure of trait EI at the start of postsecondary studies and who had their academic progress tracked over the next 6 years. High-achieving secondary students who completed an undergraduate degree scored significantly higher on a number of EI dimensions compared to the secondary students who dropped out. Results are discussed in the context of the importance of EI in the successful transition from secondary to postsecondary education.
The Relationships Among Adult Affective Factors, Engagement in Science, and Scientific Competencies
Authors: Tsai Chun-Yen , Li Yuh-Yuh , Cheng Ying-Yao
Published: October 2016

This study investigated the relationship among adult affective factors, engagement in science, and scientific competencies. Probability proportional to size sampling was used to select 504 participants between the ages of 18 and 70 years. Data were collected through individual face-to-face interviews. The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that while controlling demographic variable factors, science-related affective factors held explanatory power for scientific competencies. Among those factors, the explanatory power of self-efficacy was the greatest, followed by enjoyment and interest in science. While controlling antecedent factors, engagement in science held explanatory power for scientific competencies. It is suggested that improving affective factors and engagement in science may enhance adult scientific competencies. In terms of adult education, this study suggests that with more accessible science resources, adults may have the potential to trigger their interest, increase their self-confidence, and engage themselves in scientific issues.
Analyzing Predictors of Bullying Victimization With Routine Activity and Social Bond Perspectives
Authors: Cecen-Celik Hatice , Keith Shelley
Published: October 2016

Bullying victimization in school settings is a serious problem in many countries including the United States. It has been associated with serious incidents of school violence as well as detrimental physical, psychological, emotional, and social consequences for its victims. Given its consequences, it is crucial to understand who is more likely to be targeted for bullying victimization. This study examines whether a number of important factors such as gender, physical and interactionist school security measures, and involvement in extracurricular activities influence an individual’s risk of bullying victimization from social bond and routine activity perspectives. The study employs the 2011 School Crime Supplement of the National Crime Victimization Survey to investigate the causes of bullying victimization. The results show that gender, interactionist school security measures, and extracurricular activities affect an individual’s likelihood of bullying victimization.
Transnational conundrums around trips by young people to Holocaust death camps: Ethical potentialities of incongruous memories in Thomas Duranteau’s travelogue Des miettes et des étoiles
Authors: Mihăilescu Dana
Published: October 2016

My article examines a 2012 travelogue by the young French historian Thomas Duranteau, Des miettes et des étoiles, which brings together testimonies by Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors, Duranteau’s notes during his five-day trip to the camp, the drawings he made of these encounters, and three graphic vignettes coupling an extract from the diary of an SS doctor from Auschwitz with two imagined encounters with a faceless child born and killed in Birkenau and a lonely old man from Treblinka. My main aim is to answer two core questions: how can contemporary trips to Holocaust death camps avoid becoming forms of trivialisation or manipulation of the Holocaust? Can Duranteau’s artistic representation that uses and reframes images of the past function as a positive project inscribing these sites in a transnational context which relies on a fundamental questioning of what being human means? In response, I contend that Duranteau’s narrative foregrounds the ethical potentialities of incongruous memory lenses based on an acute awareness of temporal distance, dislocation and the ambiguous positioning of various generations.
Vernon Sullivan’s alter ego interpretation
Authors: Rolls Alistair
Published: October 2016

This article takes as its point of departure a number of commonly assumed ideas, or idées reçues, that have, in combination, condemned Vernon Sullivan’s novel J’irai cracher sur vos tombes to the role of crime fiction parody. In order to dispel such myths as the Série Noire’s unproblematic use of translation to usher American crime novels into a France craving Americana after the end of the Second World War, this article analyses Sullivan’s novel in the light of Ross Chambers’ model of alter ego interpretation. In this way, what has been construed as parody can be reconceived as literary, and Boris Vian’s alter ego a writer of serious allegory, not of the United States and its race relations issues, but of France, its post-Liberation literary canon and its relationship to its own national Other.